celeste

@celeste@kbin.earth

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what are the grievances with the "male loneliness epidemic"?⁩ ⁨⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Most of the criticism of it I've seen is about how the concept's been warped to mean women aren't putting out enough for specific men. Other people will also point out that modern society is isolating in general. People who aren't men who are experiencing loneliness might have some skepticism about the idea it's a man specific issue.

  There's also some wariness because topics about issues men face can translate for some men into a violent rage towards women. As seen with the involuntarily celibate movement.

  People of all types can take genuine grievances and find a target to take it out on. Like income inequality translating to hatred of immigrants. And violence towards them. When you're the mistaken target of those grievances, it can be simplest to want to get away from the conversation unless the person starting it is clear they aren't targeting you.

  Those are my guesses as to why people are skeptical.

  https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1263527043 Some discussion in here about the topic, but also criticisms of the topic.

  https://trinitonian.com/2025/02/14/unpacking-the-myth-of-the-male-loneliness-epidemic/ This opinion article criticizes how influencers drive the conversation, to its detriment.

  https://www.fridaythings.com/recent-posts/male-lonliness-crisis-incel-men-friendship-mental-health This person brings up the idea that women are wary of the idea because it seems like they'll be expected to individually solve it regardless of their own wants and needs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨better paying job dealing with egos vs peace of mind job that pays poorly. I'd be taking a 20% financial hit. Worth it?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The grass might not be greener and maybe you should keep the better paying job, but you should keep in mind that living a life filled with stress is like eating a little poison evey day. It's not a huge deal, each individual dose, but it adds up.

  Stress hormones do their own damage, but also - when my mental health sucks, I don't bother to put on sunscreen. I don't eat right. That adds up, too. Of course when money's tight, you can't avoid stress. But even if you don't change jobs now, you should probably be looking to change something soon. You're at an age where the consequences of that stress will start to pop up. Me too.

  I don't know if you should take the new job, but I do think you should consider your mental health a high priority. Under money, maybe, but other people have given good advice here on various pros and cons to consider with that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Discussion] 10 More Great Horror Anime That Are Worth Watching⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I haven't seen many of these but Monster was fantastic. Rare anime I've seen and also own the manga for.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Final Fantasy X programmer doesn’t get why devs want to replicate low-poly PS1 era games. “We worked so hard to avoid warping, but now they say it’s charming” - AUTOMATON WEST⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I was hoping someone would post this quote. It's exactly it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Peak devs would rather you pirate their game than play a sloppy ripoff⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  scrolled past this a couple times thinking it was an opinion column about how the ideal dev behavior is approving of people pirating their games. finally remembered the game name.

  anyway peak devs are peak.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Humble Choice this month contains Persona 5 Royal, My Time at Sandrock, Lil Gator Game, more⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My time at sandrock is a game i have a ludicrous amount of hours in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨White House lashes out at 'South Park' Trump parody⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I watched a south park bit for the first time in years because of this article. Way to advertise, white house!