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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe the best thing about my screws coming loose is that I don't have this veneer of hope draped in front of my face. (Thanks for that, anhedonia.) My decision-making is based on reality and I kinda just assume the worst, which for the last forty years in the US is a pretty solid route to survival.

[–] Azal@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago

I've always said being a pessimist means that you're only pleasantly surprised.

Turns out that's not pessimistic enough because my imagination couldn't conceive how stupid it would get.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Tending to my personal Atash Behram