MentalEdge

Is this some joke I have too many known-good btrfs snapshots to understand?

Another chapter of Lemmy history is written.

“It’s just a proof of concept guys, there are totally tons of good reasons to do this. We are definitely not just mashing sci-fi words together to scam investors.”

Which part of me locking myself into conversation with you, makes you think I avoid the edges of my “bubble”, so to speak?

De-escalation online is to stop responding.

This is an attempt to save face, at least in your own eyes.

and you can’t expect everyone to feel concerned just because you’re concerned about something

No. But you can absolutely expect that from you FRIENDS:

Why?

Cop-out.

You gave specific advice until called on it for being insensitive. Now it’s suddenly “general”.

Do better.

I don’t understand what you’re getting at.

Please communicate better. In general.

You are psycho-analyzing over the internet.

Don’t.

A single social media post is nowhere near sufficient context to claim any level of understanding of OPs mental state, how it got there, and how to fix it.

But you can’t just kick everyone out of your life and unfriend everyone you’ve ever met because they didn’t validate how you feel in that moment because not every feeling needs to be validated and the fault that every feeling and emotion needs to have some sort of validation is the same reason.

OP has mentioned two people. What makes you think that is every person they have ever met?

And just because someone has a different opinion than you, doesn’t mean you should demonize them.

Does OP seem like they demonized anyone? Seems to me they broke off contact because the people in question only had things to say that made OPs situation worse. Is ceasing the relationship not the right thing to do, in such a situation?

If these people cared, they would have dealt with OP in ways that avoided harming them, even as their views differed.

As for me personally, it’s not like I’m cutting people off for preferring to rationalize the virtue of charity through Jesus, instead of plain altruism.

But if I find out you genuinely think some children should starve because of their nationality or where they were born, I will not be able to stand the sight of you.

I have similar lines when it comes to AI. The industry as it exists today is a massive unregulated ball of crimes against humanity and the arts.

That’s not a response.

“Do the thing you are already doing.”

You concern me. You are willing to overlook issues in the behaviors and outlooks of others. And you are suggesting others should too. To “chill” so to speak.

The smallest “good” thing any one person can do, is to admonish harm as often as they are able, so that those who would engage in it encounter social friction when they do.

That is what I am doing now.

“Don’t have just one career, juggle at least two or three so you can never be unemployed.”

Which part of OPs post made you think music was their hobby?

Also, depression doesn’t happen because you get caught off-guard by an identity crisis. Some people are predisposed to depression, and it can happen without any particular reason, though OPs case was most certainly made worse by the introduction of gen AI into their scene.

OP saw something they considered important dismissed by everyone who should have cared, including their immediate friends. That the people around you care is a pretty basic assumption that everyone should be free to make, at least about the circles they participate in. Like among friends. Caring is kind of the point of friendship.

You’re not entirely wrong that OP needs to “diversify” their support network, but the nice way to say that is to tell them that they need better friends.

This is an extremely insensitive take.

“Wanting the people in your life to be decent and understanding is just too much to ask, just settle.”

I completely understand OPs viewpoint.

You can’t force people to agree with you, no, but that doesn’t mean you should accept it if they take stances that are irreconcilable.

I absolutely have and will cut people out of my life at the drop of a hat if they say, do, or believe something harmful to me or people I care about (which to any sane person should be everyone) if they refuse to reconsider.

Artists deserve better fans. It’s just very difficult for artist and fan to find each other, as these days the platforms you’d do that on, are pro AI.

But we do have bandcamp, and the fediverse, and other places where people still want art for people by people.

I’d love to give your human-made tracks a listen.

Me: is this some joke I have too many known-good btrfs snapshots to understand?