I feel like generally I have the kinda attitude of like shit's-wack-and-the-world-is-ending-but-that-only-makes-my-goal-of-living-a-moral-righteous-life-more-important but lately I've felt more like shit's-wack-and-the-challenges-are-insurmountable-and-it's-hopeless
and I just donno how to get that optimism mojo back.
It's so hard being passionate and caring about the world in a society that's so indifferent?? Like when I ask people my age what they think about climate change, everyone generally agrees that it's hopeless, but they also usually say "I try not to think about it". And I get the impulse but like, if we all agree it's a problem, there's power in that!! We could actually do something!! We just need to actually do it, instead of "not think about it".
I have a problem with sci-fi where I have the most fun trying to figure out how the sci-fi elements are supposed to work, so all I have are questions:
Who was patient zero? Was it that doctor who got bit by a mouse? Because days before that, there's one scene of a big quiet lab of people working and smiling. Moreover I'm a little curious what they thought they were working on? The male doctor says they think its a sequence that encodes for a lysogenic virus which is a little, idk, underwhelming? Probably they really just don't have a clue what it is and they're just spending so much time on it because its an apparent gene sequence from outer space.
How did the takeover work? Making sure that you control every person on nuclear submarines sounds logistically difficult
While I fully expect alien life forms would have something akin to DNA for encoding genetic information, I doubt it would be so similar in structure to have the exact same four nucleotides we have on Earth (unless they came from a very similar planet). But maybe this suggests that the "senders" had some prior knowledge of Earth life and crafted this specifically?
What is the speed of hivemind communication? And what is the medium?
What is the goal of the hivemind? Probably to create more interstellar antennae and broadcast the information to spread more?
Can they infect other animals? Closely related species like chimpanzees?
Imagine the shit you could ask this hivemind though: who killed Kennedy? Who else was on Epstein's island that we don't know about? Who is Satoshi (the Bitcoin founder, multi-billionaire, possible intelligence asset)? You could learn about every secret war crime, the truth to every conspiracy, etc.
I hate being a leftist. Why my anarchist and ML friends gotta be at loggerheads? Why am I responsible for organizing my workplace when it's a large corporation in a field where a union is basically unprecedented? Why does explaining my worldview to anyone need to be such an uphill battle when it just started from first principles of compassion and empathy? Why do I have to sound like such a fucking nerd?
Every single time I see videos of ICE officers doing anything, I feel a sense of rage that makes me uncomfortable. I want to see these people fought against with force.
I have to remind myself, the ideal scenario for them is rehabilitation. I want to believe in a future where everyone who has worked with ICE and similar organizations are put away into mental hospitals and not released until it is ruled that they're no longer a threat to society. They are people deserving of compassion, even if they're really fucking stupid and racist. They do deserve to be locked up, I don't think the best case scenario is just fighting them with force.
However, if there's no real political movement to get them put away and rehabilitated... then we have to consider the second-best scenario.
I have been reading a little bit more this year and it's enjoyable and I feel like I want to continue reading more. Trying to think about what books/subjects. I'm friends with self-described anarchists and MLs and want to be able to engage with them both a bit better lol.
But also, living in a society where I'm effectively surrounded by liberals at all times, including family, I think it's more important to engage with them about politics. I often feel paralyzed to respond to their comments because we have such different understandings of the world.
Maybe I should try writing more?
Idk I'm high and it took me an hour to write this comment so maybe not
doctor's keep telling me to lose weight but idk i like eating treats. my health is definitely suffering, true, but treats are good so waht's the problem really. doctors are silly
It appears I'm unable to reply to people's comments? What up with that