Comment on So...how the fuck do I trust *anything*?
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
I consider trust a network, where you are the root CA (certificate authority) or like a tree where you are the trunk, with a locus of control. You have to figure out where your ground truth comes from and re-establish if it if you can’t locate it, whether it’s your upbringing, your life experiences, your family, the books you’ve read or the shows you’ve watched, where you’ve been or the friends you have/had.
Everybody sees the world at least a little bit differently, so you have to kinda figure out where they get their beliefs from and try to connect on the common points while also respectfully figuring out where and why there are differences.
So as just a random internet person I can only recommend two things:
- Ignore most stuff coming from influencers and people that change their principles willy-nilly to suit themselves or chase every fad, there’s very little for you to gain from that.
- If you get stressed or panicked thinking about the chaos of the whole world, slow down, step back, remember the locus of control, think about the things you want to change, can change and can’t change and take the first step of action from amongst the things you have direct control over, and worry less about trying to do anything more than your best to make the situation better.
Windex007@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Strongly agree.
And honestly… as much as possible build your network IRL. Neighbors, co-workers (yes, don’t let capitalism convince you you must drop your humanity), etc.
Truth is, you probably won’t have perfect alignment with them… but they’re real. They and you are flawed, but real.
Online communities have thier place… but they’re not at all a replacement. It’s so easy to gravitate to people who think exactly like you online, but it dulls your ability to operate IRL.
bryndos@fedia.io 1 week ago
Can I just set my email autoreply to:
NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID