• Eleazar@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Actively seeking depressing content is a sure-fire way to stay depressed. What kind of sad circlejerk is this place?

    Get help. Outside of the internet, if possible. You deserve better.

    • DudemanJenkins@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Some have made peace with the abyss and cope in different ways. Traditionally this would be known as radical acceptance: this is just with a twist of humor as one would salt a radish. Acceptance hurts and adding the helpful layer of funny it makes those internal truths easier to bear.

      Giving weight or taboo to these things simply make it a shameful subject for which people can be judged. This format is without that bias as to plainly relate to the internal depressive diatribe it itself is mocking.

      FWIW you’re right on all accounts this is a sad circle jerk but it’s our sad circle jerk friendo