[Edited title and body to change Selfish to Doomer.]
These Doomer Nihilists are so sure the world is so completely fucked, that they just nope out of any meaningful action that might mitigate what’s coming.
Hell, they might be right. But it takes an incredibly selfish person to assume their idea of the future is absolute, to the point you just go “If I’m doomed, I’ll just let it burn with everyone inside.”
I’ve been called naive, idealistic and cliche just because I believe in the Human capacity to adapt and thrive, and our unique ability as Humans to choose what we believe. How a positive mindset will -literally- move us in a positve direction, generally speaking.
And I admit, I am verying degrees of those things… But am I wrong?
Humans became… And we’re still becoming, a collective organism as the internet spreads. It’s far from perfect, but it keeps us all connected in one way or another. That gives each and every one of us a little push and tug on the whole.
Unless you are truly isolated in your life, and my heart breaks for those who are, your positivity matters. Your negativity matters. These things spread to anyone who interacts with you, whether it’s the slightest bit or enough to get someone to see another perspective. It spreads and it matters.
I just feel like… if more people were a little more naive and idealistic, but informed, we might not be so fucked.
Face it like a Human.
[Edited slightly for clarification]
I hope you’re never able to understand. Depression changes not just how you feel but the ways you can feel. The people you’re frustrated with literally can’t be positive in the same way you can.
I’m certain that I won’t.
That being said… I’ve been suffering from Chronic Depression from the age of 12. I’m in my 40’s now.
I’ll spare you the life story, but after a particularly turbulent ~4 years between 2016 and 2020 (completely unrelated to politics, oddly enough given the range.), I “Woke up” and started to examine the world around me as if I was new here.
During the pandemic, I began to realize that I had to understand the division and rise of authoritarianism going on in the world right now to get over pretty severe cognitive dissonance. It led me to realizing how someone can live in their own reality bubble, and understanding how that bubble gets created.
When you can present someone a black and white fact, and they deny or evade, at a base level in their mind, it is a conscious choice. A choice between evade, deny, and accept. The part of your brain that makes that choice is essentially a root level decision maker.
By utilizing that same part of the mind purposefully and rationally, you can greatly increase your sense of autononomy.
In the context of depression…
Taking back your autonomy aside from but along with healing your depression is possible.
It seems impossible because the depression is taking so much of your mental energy, you haven’t been able to really use this part of your mind, and it has likely atrophied.
As you build it back up it will help you take more purposeful steps toward healing.
And to your last statement… Yeah… you can. I promise. Not instantly, but incrementally. It literally starts with making one decision. One decision over and over until it sticks. After that you move on to the next, and the next, and so on.
If you still think it’s impossible, ask yourself this question and be honest with the answer:
“Am I ready to heal -yet?-”
If the answer is no, nothing can help. You gotta flip that switch. -You- gotta figure that one out.
It never fully heals, and it may wax and wane, but better is possible.
[I continued with a hypothetical question over here if you’re interested: https://lemmy.world/post/14563584]