Owell1984

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Sorry, I’m not quite sure what kind of help you are asking for. I do know one thing though:

somewhat like how to cope with this, i..e, I don't want these things to get to me. My life is in shambles and it's in a good part due to the lack of opportunities in my country and I know for a fact that it ain't gonna change anytime soon.

You really should leave that place if you can

I first used to think lemmy is kinda mehh! But this thing is much more peaceful than reddit!

Can you talk more about them without doxxing yourself?

I don't actually want to talk about it, but I have lost hope. I used to think things would get better when I was younger, but they never did. I see the desperation and resentment in my people and the things they do out of it. Resentment is never a good thing! Never! I have seen people delude themselves, live shitty lives for pennies in salary, I used to judge these people, but troubles started when I stopped judging them, I realized these were people just like you and me, if they were in a better system they would be doing some meaningful work and if not that, they would have money for their medical bills (it's much worse than US here, so no comparision)

It's not their fault, but their lives were destroyed, they don't live their lives to the fullest, they didn't reach their peak potential because of the system they are in. It's not their fault! This was my wakeup call! This made me sad beyond belief, I tbch miss the time I judged my people, but I can't go back.

sensory overload issues?

It's a part of a bigger problem, but yes, it would be amazing if I didn't fucking listen to all these machine noises 24/7

Huff.... It felt good to vent, haha... sorry, you helped by asking how you could help!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Wow, one of the most helpful and actionable comments and there's no upvotes on it, weird! Thank you!!! and you are right!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Maybe you think being in America would solve your problems, but it just presents a different set.

It would solve my problems, and yes, it would give me a different better set of problems. America is nowhere at the buttom when it comes to human development.

I know you said you’ve gotten that advice already. It’s easy to hear but hard to accept.

Yes! So much easier to hear!

I’ve set some goals to improve my physical health

Ohh yes, I need to do that to some extent too.

Thank you for your advice :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

might sound stupid, but sometimes (at least for me) I find joy in bringing others joy.

It doesn't trust me, but my realizations about the system I am living in, isn't helping. When I see a kid, I just become sad, they have no idea what's gonna hite them!

Haha.... you sound like an amazing guy to be with, good for you! I will try to bring joy to those around me who deserve it :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

That hellscape you are talking about is the place my people are desperate to get to. Do they think the streets are paved with Gold there, most don't, but they realize it's much better than the current condition they are in, I was referring to that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I guess you are right. It would help.

Also need to block certain the open page and other news on reddit (I need it for other things)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I didn't mean just get there, I meant have the problems you guys are having. I.e., your problems are better than mine.

I can "get there" even now it was want to, on a tourist visa or something, I meant more like swap places

 

I recently heard a man say, you should not focus on things that make you sad. There are certain things in life that are always gonna suck, there will always be certain things which you can't change, there is no use worrying about them or hating them.

Unfortunately, I am in a system that handicaps human growth, you don't/can't grow up to your full potential when you live in systems like these. I can't leave anytime soon, and the hyper-realization that had I been in a better system that fosters growth, I won't be as miserable (emphasis on the as here) as I am here. I am hyperaware of certain things. Small things, they steal my mental peace, it can be someone honking incessantly on the streets or anything loud or unnecessary at any time of the day. Reddit shows me some weird stuff when I enter it and that distrubs my peace of mind! I have become very sensitive to these things.

I am sorrounded by all things negative in life, I have all the reason in the world to br resentful and ill-tempered, but resentment is a very dangerous thing, I don't want to be resentful. If I can't he happy here, I just want to be in peace! How can I do this? Venting about my situation helps but it's temporary and it seems to be doing more damage than good.

P.S.: Please don't start with how the American system is bad, it probably is, but there are worse things. I will literally be willing to lose a leg to get there. Also, might take sometime to reply, but I deeply appreciate your responses.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Interesting, as an atheist I think the same way too, there is a greater probability that you are insane that there is for a Personal God existing, but I am not sure my attitude is the best, I mean, even if there was a real God and he came before me, I would count myself insane. i.e., Nothing can trump this argument if you believe in this, sounds a bit close minded to me, I don't know what the right way is either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Android with a custom ROM. I won’t mention it

do you know of any projects which has good support (and reputation) which has something like a terminal in it? I mean, I just want a terminal.

Also, I will be happy to spend 500USD on a Linux phone just to support it, but I wanted to know how far they are. Thank you for your comment.

 

Don't say, hey android has Linux in it, yeah no, idc, I want to know how far we are from buying a Linux phone at a price point of 200 USD.

A Linux phone is one which is built completely on Linux, uses Linux apps and most important has a terminal.

I don't want a Linux Phone for privacy, although that's a great reason, but I want it for the freedom it provides me. Hell, I don't care if Android itself comes with a terminal and has similar features to Linux, I just want a Terminal which can install apps, where I can write commands and it will execute it. Complete Control on my phone and how it behaves is what I want.

I want to tell it when to sleep, when not to sleep, when to boot, when to edit a file and how, when to take a screenshot and what to do with it and where to save it, etc, etc. I hope you get the idea.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Audacious is what you need.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

nice username. No, VLC unfortunately didn't work.

 

[EDIT]: Audacious does this, but Audacious doesn't view the file as a playlist rather as one file, I wish this could be changed, I don't know it might be. [\EDIT]

So, pretty much the title. I got this amazing Audiobook from Internet Archive and I wanted to play it in Linux.

But everytime I use VLC, VLC remembers where I was in a particular mp3 file but not on the whole playlist. Is there an application which will remember where I was in a particular playlist and in the individual file of that playlist?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Even though he is a socialist (which I hate) I believe he genuinely cares about the issues he says he cares about, unlike almost everyone in politics right now, Bernie is honest. Donald Trump, well he gets shit done and is politically incorrect, he has the courage to say things that many politicians don't have the courage of addressing (a similarity between both Bernie and Trump). And Bernie has not changed that much on terms of his policies, he supported gay men and women when it was unpopular (I loved this big time!), he says what he thinks about the Saudis and no one,not even trump has the courage to do this, he is a brave man in the truest sense. I love Bernie more than Trump for that reason. But yeah, both are populists, both are unlike anyone who I have ever seen, I really wish Bernie was president for at least one term, Hillary B Clinton and the Dems cheated him out of his rightful ticket. So fuck Hillary and fuck the democratic party establishment, also fuck Joe Biden too while we are at it. For someone who make a big deal out of the Jan 6 disturbance, Dems are perfectly capable of and are willing to steal elections and throw the will of the people into the dustbin.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Being an old grandpa not that adept at tech, I don't know how Lemmy works. I mean, I know it's decentralized and it's supposed to be better than reddit, but still, how vulnerable is this platform from censors looking to block anything in here?

Are we invincible like those thepiratebay.org instances which jump up the more you try to censor them or are we basically like reddit. In other words, can I reliably access lemmy in China?

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

edit: having a community dedicated to letists only can be a bad idea in that it can make sure your beliefs are not questioned. I have thought myself as a socialist and I have thought myself as a anarcho-capitalist, I don’t believe in either anymore. I think if radical views go unchecked they might cause problems. Although I am a capitalist now, being confronted by socialists has made me aware of capitalisms deep flaws. When I considered myself a communist (17 year old me) I thought opposing views really changed my mind. So that's the ideologically diversity I am talking about.

I love the outlook of lemmy, I think the design is decent and simplistic. But one thing I can't seem to get over is the fact that almost everyone here seem to think the same politically. Why do you guys think this is?? I know this is a community of leftists foss enthusiasts but I hope everyone here is aware that it is driving many people away from adapting it.

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