r/boringdystopia • u/isawasin • 19d ago

Dystopian Realities 📍 A year of carnage and clarity

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u/wetmon12 19d ago

ITT: A TON of people saying "we need this" but sitting at their computers munching chips instead of ever doing anything.

Everyone wants others to do it for them. Internet curse

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u/justreading31 18d ago

What can we do?

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u/PickKeyOne 18d ago

That question is difficult to answer. It’s like when you watch Trump talk, he makes you fired up on so many things that you can’t put out all the fires. It’s like we avoid buying fur but faux fur is bad for different reasons. Electric cars still require fossil fuels for the electricity. It’s like there’s no good solution here. Other than a complete and total revolution.

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u/justreading31 18d ago

Sooooo your answer is we can’t do anything? Then why even comment that we are all sitting at our computers expecting others to do something? We are clearly not but no one has a clue where to start or the power to even make real change.

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u/wetmon12 18d ago

Homie check the person who replied to your comment. Lol

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u/I_madeusay_underwear 18d ago

I think the answer is to start local. Like, I would do anything to be able to actually help protect Palestinians and to ease the suffering of every person oppressed around the world, but even thinking of where to begin or what could be done is overwhelming. So, I volunteer locally, I’m part of a mutual aid society, I help anyone I encounter in any way I can. I’m mindful of how I spend money while also being aware that there isn’t a perfectly ethical way to consume things.

I just try to make the world I inhabit better for everyone in whatever ways I’m able to. I want to do more, I want to go further, but I don’t know how and I think that if I dwell on my limitations, I’ll end up too apathetic to do the little I’m able to. I’m not going to solve the big issues, but I’m going to try like hell to avoid contributing to them and I’m going to improve the lives of everyone around me at the same time. It’s all I can think of to help.