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This is a strange post, but I’ve noticed a strange shift in the last week or two. It felt like people are more tense, things are ratcheting up in different ways, and it’s hard to describe besides “the vibe is off.”

I asked some other friends who I consider reasonably good empaths. They told me they felt a similar shift that’s been hard to explain, but a feeling that something is out of place or shifted a few degrees the wrong way, more than usual. Maybe it’s collective paranoia with my friends & echo chamber.

Has anyone had similar feelings? Do things feel off axis? Do people seem more irritable or less collaborative than “normal”?

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[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Given the community is focused on political discussion, I would say that politically in America things are very bad vibes. I mean look at the headlines from the past month shit's crazy and the government shutdown too