Ceedoestrees

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[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Fair enough, I can see how that would taint your view of the world. Admittedly, that was a time when a lot of us were poor, in a place where a lot of young people go to get away from their lives. We were all just trying to get by, so we shared what we could.

I probably wouldn't have met mug guy, if not for the mug, and he was a delight. I say that as someone who grew up in a pretty insular, toxic, pay-your-own-way sort of family. Mug guy showed me it's okay to ask for what you need and some people genuinely want to help you.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I thought it was interesting and uplifting to see people come together to support this guy in a fairly simple way. He just told people about his mug if they asked and didn't belabor it from there. Even shared candy when he got it.

I worked at a restaurant, where there's a lot of food waste, so I was happy to help someone out while he found his footing. He didn't come back on his own, I told him to see me when I'm working.

It's weird to spin that into a "parasitic" relationship.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (4 children)

For the couple months I knew him the mug was either in his hand or clipped to his bag.

I didn't see his dates and I didn't ask, but he came by for dinner once and ate his portion from the mug.

As far as I saw, it was a great conversation starter, he made a lot of friends and ate reasonably well.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

no ...replace them with spikes.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago (6 children)

My groceries aren't interesting, but I had a friend who only ate what went into a mug.

He carried around a ceramic mug, either collecting free stuff or telling people about his mug to see if they'd put food in it. Free samples, a few grapes, and occasional hand outs all went into the mug. I filled it with soup when he came by.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

I don't know what this is but good job.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 82 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Trump either dies suspiciously or gets openly assassinated.

California secedes from the union which starts off hopeful but ends in their own Calexit debacle.

The severing of intercontinental data cables leads to the isolation of formerly global communities.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Calls and texts - and only through icons. Otherwise it's do not disturb 24/7.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Proportional representation. Combating misinformation by making it more clear who's behind what media. Greater media literacy. Attack ads should be illegal.

In an ideal world? More restrictions on the private holdings of public servants and people should be able to vote on individual bills through an app.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

How dare you flaunt this in a world where we have to be places at times and those times change twice a year because some guy thought it might be easier on the candles and then he died.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Are you crazy and/or blind? We can't cure cancer until we end all wars.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm going to follow my own clock to protest this absurd tango of time.

 

In the aftermath of more slow, dystopian, apocalypse shenanigans I'm trying meditations to slap a bandaid on my hemorrhaging mental health.

Seems like all I can find are slow ASMR style speeches about sunny fields and peachy angels, and I can't stand that don't-wake-the-baby talk. I'm not a baby.

I connected with one, lost to time, led by a guy with a chronic smoker's rasp who demanded inner peace. It was spiritually healing because I have a poor relationship with my father.

Please, friends, do you know any free, guided meditations that aren't condescendingly peaceful? That aren't trying to sell supplements or pitch their sponsors midway through?

PS. No posh london accents, they remind me of the king.

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