I’m not going to argue with you. Shelter is not a commodity.

Your “friend” still paid a substantial portion of your mortgage and gained nothing from it beyond being out of the rain. You used him and paint it as mutually beneficial.

This is from House.

What’s the best way forward then?

You can’t have change without sacrifice.

I quit eating meat because I care about animals, I limit my driving to as little as possible to lessen my impact, I use open source software exclusively, I only buy repairable tech… I’m doing what I can to lessen the suffering I, an individual, inflicts and it’s made no difference. Animals still being killed, Earth still dying, corpos still raking in record profits, people still losing their homes, jobs, lives… I understand the need to feel like you and your choices matter. That’s how people cope with all this. I’m m not like that. I see things as they are and not as I hope they might be one day if we can just not shop at Target.

We only have power when a large enough group of us does something. Anything else is publicity.

We’re all defeated. We lost. It’s over. You gun nuts did nothing. Nice job

I’m on 80mg troches currently for symptom management. What dosage do you use?

Maybe, but I’m not delusional.

Nothing braver than choosing not to fight.

Go AMD and switch to Linux. It’s time.

Why? How about focusing on preventing more extinctions instead of some Jurassic Park bullshit.

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. I appreciate it and your perspective. Logically I can understand and accept what you’re saying, but emotionally I’m not so lucky.

I’ve struggled with my mental health for most of my life anyway, but I lost my wife, 2 cats, FIL and everything I owned in a house fire that I, for whatever reason, walked away from last April. I’ve spent the last year trying to understand it, and the conclusion I’ve come to is death. No matter the highs or the lows, the recognition of the present or the expectation of better days, death seems to hold the most weight. I’m tired, you know? Not like a long day tired, but like my soul, if it exists, is tired.

I’m in therapy and have been for years, and I know the tricks pretty well. I have a cat and a few friends that for better or for worse guilt me into staying, but they don’t know this pain thankfully. We’re all going to die one day anyway so what’s it matter if I, 1 meaningless person out of 8 billion, goes early? That’s where I weigh the pros and cons.

It’ll be easier to not pay your taxes at least!

I weigh the pros and cons of committing suicide every single day.

Hunter Biden’s labtop!

Any and all pro gun people won’t do shit. It’s all blustery BS. It’s a hobby not a means to right a wrong.

When you said he was very very successful that’s when I knew he was a Nazi sympathizer.

Americans will never revolt. Period. They’ll change their pfp and hashtag and protest peacefully, but will never do what’s necessary to ensure a fair and meaningful existence for us all.