Fall LC thread

[whosnext]

I just learned that today is my four-month anniversary of joining Unstuck Politics (this website has a weird way of letting me know that, but watevs).

[suzzer99]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/259145574121178/permalink/2750086325027078/

Reminds me of microbet’s butterfly

[geewhysee]

Still can’t says enough good things about everyone involved in the transition from 2+2. The odds were significantly against creating a lasting site. That it’s survived even 4 months and seems to be thriving is a testament not just to the posters but mostly to those who put in the time, tech expertise and effort to keep this thing going.

[Trolly]

Wow, they don’t even bother mentioning the guys name:

https://twitter.com/dennismhogan/status/1202981341534527490

[oneeyedtripping]

The amount of cop worship in this country is pretty terrifying

[RiskyFlush]

@MrWookie

Maybe, but if your theoretical is only theoretical, is it really the model of mental health? I have yet to meet a person who is both sophisticated and impervious to the perception of others. We can perhaps wax poetic about how great it would be to be so, but I am unconvinced it is attainable. I would argue instead that mindfulness, along the lines of "I am aware of my feelings of feeling judged, and those feelings are negative. There are things I could have done better (x, y, and z), but on balance, I have achieved well, notably (a, b, and c). "

@ChrisV

Re the pyramid, I think anything ordered around “needs” is essentially bullshit, because humans create more “needs” whenever their current ones are satisfied; “needs” are inherently an egotistical way of approaching one’s place in the world. A less egotistical way is approaching the world in terms of ways of interacting with it, there are any number of ways you can break that down, but one I like is Emily Esfahani Smith’s “Four Pillars of Meaning”:

Smith organizes her research into four pillars of meaning:

1) A Sense of Belonging , meaning relationships “where you really feel like you matter to others and are valued by them, and where you in turn treat others like they matter and are valued.”

2) Purpose , or “having something worthwhile to do with your time,” says Smith. “It’s this pursuit that organizes your life and involves making a contribution to others.” Smith writes and speaks about the best ways we can find purpose in our own lives. This includes locating our strengths and talents, what our unique perspective on the world is, and bringing that all together to give back.​

3) Transcendence , “those moments where you’re basically lifted above the hustle and bustle of daily life and you feel your sense of self fade away.” Transcendence, for a lot of people, is part of a religious pursuit, experienced through meditation, prayer, and other expressions of faith. But you can also experience it in nature, or at work, explains Smith.

4) Storytelling , the final pillar “surprised me in a lot of ways,” Smith says. “Storytelling is really about the story that you tell yourself about your life, about how you became you. It’s your personal myth.”

Note that, aside from perhaps the fourth one, these are not “what do I need to extract from the world” but rather “what are the modes in which I need to interact with the world”. Ideally you want something to put in all the columns here, but you need at least one to keep you going.

@ViridianDreams

One of the breakthroughs I had in the treatment of my depression was realizing that we aren’t supposed to be happy and most of the things I thought I needed/desired (which in turn drove my feelings of failure/worthlessness that were central to my depression) were created by the external world, they didn’t originate as part of some actual need or desire, rather they were there because that’s what the world I grew up in and interacted with told me I need/desire. Seems silly/obvious in retrospect, but it was a big deal for me at the time.

These are really fantastic posts that get at mental health, serenity, well-being. And they do so without appealing to anything political. Three very different kind of posts around here that deserve @BestOf since whoever runs that account seems to be sifting through new submissions today

[wheatrich]

Yikes UPS, Yikkkkkes.

meanwhile, our president after the 2024 elections, Nikki Haley well as a reminder, never actually left team confederacy

https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1203002830329712641

[otatop]

https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/1203023259769491457

[anon38180840]

@Trolly

Theere’s a “Should Ilhan Omar be hanged for treason?” thread over at chiefsplanet and I wonder at what point it becomes appropriate to notify the SPLC about those guys.

Can’t be bad to point it out.

[anon38180840]

Hope you’re all looking forward to the return of @nunnehi! Now that he can block me, I assume we’ll have him back any day now.

[oneeyedtripping]

https://twitter.com/cbsnews/status/1203026454105264128?s=21

[RiskyFlush]

@anon46587892

I thought the confetti grams were a nice touch but we can disable that feature if people prefer.

I insist that this be a default feature if Trump is ever successfully impeached or resigns.

Like, let me be lucky enough to disconnect from politics for a couple of days, only to log in here and see that beautiful confetti

[boredsocial]

Please no. People respond to him and I fail willpower checks and actually read his nonsense from time to time. It also AIDS ups entire threads constantly.

[cassette]

What happened to @clovis8? Traffic is down a lot without you and nun posting.

[wheatrich]

Just when I thought I had already seen the dumbest art work that someone paid actual money for. Unreal.

[DodgerIrish]

I can see the appeal

[Marksman]

She has a point. Racist mass murderer Dylan Roof stole the meaning of the Confederate Flag from a large group of racist mass murderers who ALSO owned slaves.

Their differences are clearly delineated.

[Trolly]

This thread is amazing:

https://twitter.com/ClueHeywood/status/1089699762331217920?s=20

[Marksman]

Jury finds Elon did not defame diver by calling him “Pedo Guy”

[RiskyFlush]

LOL I was just making fun of an uppity relative for this over Thanksgiving. It was all he would talk about. He was an hour late for dinner because he had to stop at home after work for a quick 20 minute ride on his Peloton.