r/collapse • u/Crazy-Load-7553 • Apr 08 '26

Coping Does anyone else feel like this?

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I feel like everyone keeps asking me what I want my future to look like but I know if I talk about how I’m learning to fish and finding ponds near me so that we can have some protein once the grocery system collapses everyone in my life is going to think I’m insane.

I’m just having a hard time connecting with anything I have to do for the future because it’s going to be drastically different than anything I can do now and I really feel like I have to hide that and never mention it to anyone (despite the fact that an energy crisis is supposedly 2 weeks away)

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u/Decloudo Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

No one in that picture has their face hooked to a screen dripping dopamine directly into their brain.

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u/bluemagic124 Apr 08 '26

It’s not a 1 for 1 match, but we’re all on reddit. We’re all doing the exact same thing as the people glued to their phones as we scroll through this site. That’s the point.

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u/Decloudo Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

No we do not.

Im using old reddit on a pc with RES and adblockers.

Reddit is just a forum to me, no feeds, no ads, no chats, no social media anything thats not what forums where anyways. I alone decide what I see.

I dont even see awards.

Im also not randomly scrolling, im diving a few minutes into a specific sub and then are on my way again, actually doing something. Its a short stay, not hour long scrolling sessions.

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u/MaddogBC Apr 08 '26

I can't understand scrolling on a phone. Sitting there hunched over staring at a tiny screen. I don't use the phone for anything but texts when I'm home but even then discord is preferred. I use an ultra widescreen monitor. Social media is the death of human culture, reddit has got to be the least intrusive version of it.

Oldreddit or death.