• surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I’m convinced most of the accounts accusing people of being “doomers” are astroturfers trying to gaslight people into complacency.

    • rabber@lemmy.caEnglish
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      12 days ago

      No it just doesn’t get you anywhere being a doomer. I grew out of it

      We’re all living and we all know things are fucked. Just some people are better at dealing with it than others. Doomers can’t deal with it

      Recommended movie viewing: Everything Everywhere All At Once. Might snap you out of it if you go in with the right mind set.

      • surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        Simply being a doomer doesn’t accomplish anything on its own. You have to translate it into meaningful action.

        You don’t “grow out of it.” You just decided to put your head back in the sand.

        • rabber@lemmy.caEnglish
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          12 days ago

          Well I stopped acting like the person in the comic more like. I still pay attention to what’s going on. I just don’t bring up those topics at the lunch table at work for example, you know?

          • surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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            12 days ago

            I think it’s ok to bring it up as a call to action, so long as you’re not just wallowing in the despair.

    • HalfSalesman@lemm.eeEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Being a doomer makes you complacent though?

      If you think we’re doomed, (like I kind of do) you lose motivation to do anything.

      I don’t want to be a fucking doomer I want people to convince me to stop being one and no one seems able.

      • surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        You have to use the doom & gloom to motivate you into action. It’s a useful piece to differentiate between performative and productive actions.