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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Grief...doesn't motivate you. In movies, guys like me, people who have had loved ones killed through prejudices and big evil organizations ๐Ÿ˜ do something about it. Whether that's activism or something more illegal. But I was way more aggressive about my political views before my girlfriend died. Now it's like...I can't muster up the ability to give enough of a shit to do more than vote.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Grief affects people differently. I'm not going to go to into what happened to me, but it definitely motivated me and I've been a camp counselor (week long camp counselor, not a licensed or practiced one). I've seen a mix of (mostly) kids but still some adults during my volunteering. Rule one is still "you don't know how they're going to take it".