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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

That’s not even platitudes, that’s outright hostile towards those suffering.

[–] july@leminal.space 13 points 1 year ago

talks over u

[–] savvywolf@pawb.social 12 points 1 year ago

I've been repeatedly told that I shouldn't be anxious about things because "they don't affect me directly". And of course, this lead to me being called "privileged" by that same person...

[–] DeviantOvary@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

Remove the yellow bubble and this is my brain to myself every day. It's genuinely exhausting at times, lol.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 1 year ago

"I'm also sometimes afraid."