trashcroissant
@trashcroissant@lemmy.blahaj.zone
- Comment on Sometimes I think Back hole Sun by Soundgarden, just singing about anilingus 1 week ago:
- Comment on "What is the oldest country in the world that still exists?" is a Ship of Theseus problem. 2 weeks ago:
Same with indigenous people on turtle island (north america).
I’d argue that the concept of ‘country’ though is more colonial in its origins so realistically, a ‘country’ wouldn’t exist until after colonization in these areas. Nations might’ve existed with different groups/tribes/villages sharing a culture, but the concepts of clear-cut borders, strict land ownership, and nationalism (which to me are a requirement for the concept of a “country”) are significantly different in many indigenous cultures as compared to colonial states. Maybe with the exception of some Latin American empires? Though I don’t know enough about those empires to be confident in that.
- Comment on There's a part of my soul that needs 'cat lady' culture to be adopted by the mainstream like 'gamer' culture was. 2 weeks ago:
Knitting is sometimes related but not always required
- Comment on How to separate self-worth from Achievements and External Validation? 2 weeks ago:
I feel you 100%, I have the same voice. If you want to watch something truly depressing but extremely relatable, the episode called “stupid piece of shit” from bojack horseman covers the topic in a much more real way than any cartoon has the right to do so.
We can get through it though, the voice is a liar.
- Comment on How to separate self-worth from Achievements and External Validation? 2 weeks ago:
I don’t… Hahaha this is one of the things I most often speak to my counsellor about though and I’m working hard on it.
My issue is more around productivity (achievements), so what I work on is doing things for the sake of doing them, not for the final product, i.e. doing art for the process or even playing a game just to play and not for literal achievements. Learning to just enjoy things for the process or just doing ‘nothing’. They suggested I could just come home and sit and watch my cats and… Just do nothing. I’m still working on that one.
We haven’t gotten that far into external validation, but I think learning to have compassion/love for yourself helps with that.
- Comment on Did it really used to be common for guys to go to a bar every night like in Cheers or The Simpsons? 2 weeks ago:
I had the same experience and did feel badly for them as well. For a lot of them (especially middle aged men in my experience), they just seemed very lonely. I miss a lot of those regulars, they were generally good people.
- Comment on The people who protest against the Palestinian Genocide would be the same people who protested against the Holocaust. 2 weeks ago:
I’ve been to a pro-pal protests few around different cities and have never met any real anti-Semite on the side of the protest. I have, however, met a couple of counter protesters that hold the Israeli flag yet proudly call themselves white supremacists.
- Comment on What are some good things to purchase to add a new distraction to my life? 2 weeks ago:
Cross stitch :)
- Comment on What are some good things to purchase to add a new distraction to my life? 2 weeks ago:
And (at least for me) the most rewarding!
- Comment on Is there an anti- sleep-paralysis device? 3 weeks ago:
I cant see my demon but I can sense it, just out of sight. I’m not sure which is worse.
- Comment on Is there an anti- sleep-paralysis device? 3 weeks ago:
I used to get sleep paralysis all the time. For me it was because I was sleeping on my back which (according to some shit I read online a very long time ago) makes sleep paralysis more likely to occur. Haven’t had any issues since I started forcing myself to sleep on my side only.
