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[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago

Myself after being born into white trash in Texas, never having love for this country, having to stave off poverty for two decades during my lifetime, having taught myself code as my peers resigned themselves to manual labor, and having no options to emigrate out because I have no ties to any origin countries that make up my genetics.

I wish I could be a Canadian. I'd be friendly, helpful, and pay my taxes on time. I'm going to die impoverished in the "land of opportunity".

[-] NobodyElse@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 year ago

The ruling class benefiting from every aspect of all of this.

[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

I think this thread proves that there needs to be a peanuts meme community

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Quick, you need a mental health app and a prescription too. It's not normal to be overwhelmed by this, you're the only one.

[-] Adalast@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I was did/heartened when I heard psychologists speaking out about how much more difficult their jobs have gotten since so many of the stresses people have been dealing with have moved to externalities rather than internalities. It is REALLY hard to help someone cope in the usual ways because the problems are real, we our lives and livelihoods are under existential threat, and we are relatively powerless in the face of it all. No amount of affirmations are going to make any of that better.

[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

If they come after me for opposing the regime. I’ll put down some firepower.

[-] Albbi@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

I'm surprised there isn't a Texas -> Alberta immigration pipeline. The province wants to be like Texas so much!

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I'd move to Alberta. Could someone put in a good word for me?

this post was submitted on 18 May 2025
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