Crinklewott 💕 @thingywott@awoo.space

@Leucrotta i'm seen as so leftist now

my belief of "to each their own" and that "everyone should have the same chance at happiness" were always present, but my understanding of the lottery that is circumstance is what ended up pushing me so far left

i know things can be so much better! and the situations of people that have it rough with the status quo don't need to be so bad!

it's still so strange to me that wanting to limit human suffering is seen as extreme

@GlitterDisaster@snouts.online wait, you mean you aren't supposed to do that??

@ftl oh! it's always so nice when air quality is good

especially with all the lololoair showing up recently

@ctrlaltdog@chitter.xyz good dog though!

@ctrlaltdog@chitter.xyz i wonder what goes between

b&b 7?

@ctrlaltdog@chitter.xyz for me, it depends on the podcast, since some are basically just people talking about a subject, and others construct worlds

audiobooks might be neat for similar reasons too!

@ctrlaltdog@chitter.xyz i can't sleep in chairs, scenery and ambiance can only keep me occupied for so long, and i usually can't talk with people i'm traveling with for that long (though maybe i could if i had more in common with them), so road trips make me extremely bored, and figuring something like this out is a must for me

@ctrlaltdog@chitter.xyz these kill me too, which is why i have travel games to pass the time

etrian odyssey has got me through so many flights and bus rides

more recently, i've added podcasts to my arsenal after i discovered they keep me much more occupied than music–especially ones that create universes and tell stores

the adventure zone is a good example of this, though i'll admit it starts out pretty bad (the rockport limited is when things start getting really nifty, and it just keeps getting better)

tfw your pun is so subtle everyone thinks it's a typo

need for speed 3: hot fursuit

@ctrlaltdog@chitter.xyz it's true!

being optimistic isn't so much about thinking everything will always go perfectly; it's knowing that you can play an active role in deciding what chances you want to jump at

it's also about knowing that saying "yes" to more changes gives you a higher chance to find circumstances you like!

seeing the light at the end can be energizing!
and that's pretty important when energy is at a premium

@noiob probably because they're comfy and easy to wear!

@ctrlaltdog@chitter.xyz tl;dr - your circumstances are like rolling dice, but don't forget you can re-roll!

@ctrlaltdog@chitter.xyz the key realization is that, even if things don't work out, you don't need to accept that!

you can keep making a serious effort to be honest with what makes you bitter, and try to steer clear from that

things might not change instantly, especially without resources--but the choice to not be complicit with toxic things, and the decision to cling onto things that improve your mental health can make you more optimistic

it also gives you more energy to try!

@ctrlaltdog@chitter.xyz you can do it, @ctrlaltdog@chitter.xyz..! ^^

bad things happen, and sometimes it can be scary to try and get out of them, because what happens if you make things *worse*?

your brain can even trick you into thinking that you somehow *deserve* bad things

none of this needs to be true!

you're allowed to change your situation--and nothing is final, so even if a change doesn't work out, you can do it again!

this realization, and shaping your situation can add up to a pretty big change in mindset

@ctrlaltdog@chitter.xyz on birdsite, i aggressively limit my follow count to 69

as a result, the speed of my feed is quite nice

literally entire files looked like this

SET LOUD_THINGS ON

DECLARE
CURSOR c_curse
SELECT * FROM ANGER;
BEGIN
FOR CURSE IN c_curse LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(CURSE.ANGERY);
END LOOP;
END;
/

i laugh, but i remember instantly noticing all the uppercase when learning PL/SQL in school

it was like angry pascal