The Existential thread
My wife and I are expecting and in light of everything that’s going on I feel an added sense of fear and hopelessness for the future. From selfish and ignorant politicians pushing to claw back carbon pricing and any meaningful action on Climate Change, to alleged sexual predators potentially being seated in the highest courts, things feel pretty bleak. Populism is rearing its ugly head and bullies and assholes everywhere are coming out of the woodwork to spew hatred and bigotry.
On the one hand I’m so excited for the birth of my child and on the other I fear for the future. Anyone else feel the same? |
Isn't the very act of living in Calgary and caring about climate change an existential dilemma?
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Firstly, turn off the news... especially American news.
Do it for a week. And look around what's going on in your life and really look towards your own community and see if they reflect what you are feeling now. Just un-plug for a bit and things should come together in a clearer view. As for your soon to be child, all you will have to teach them to go through life with the economy that the current generation is giving them; that was half of the problem with the boomers is that they raised a generation based on the economy that they had. Half the time, the news is just a conversation starter. You won't be able to protect your child from everything in the world but you can certainly guide them (when they're old enough) to be awakened individuals and to make informed choices. Quote:
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Congratulations!
We went through a pregnancy during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and of course the fallout and hysteria from those attacks. It's a bit disconcerting but my advice would be: don't sweat it. Everything is gonna be alright. Seriously. |
American media (and to a lesser extent Canadian media) and social media can be very harmful to one's mental health. They often both create false perceptions.
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I got a screwdriver (only thing I could find, and touched its legs with it, and it clung on - brought it outside, and it flew away best kind. But it just immediately gave up when the first way out it saw didn't work. I recognized myself in it, :haha:, and even telling J. about it - she interrupted as soon as I said what the dragonfly did and shouted, "THAT'S WHAT I FEEL ABOUT YOU SOMETIMES!" So, a bit of fatalist. "So, I guess this is what's happening now." Absolutely zero desire to ever have kids, ever. I cannot tolerate more than 10 minutes or so around children. I'm not as bad as that missus from the meme ("It's ONE banana, how much could it cost? $10?), but kind of close to Homer ("I have three kids and no money, why can't I have no kids and three money?"). I think that makes it easier. I did end up either being an angry asshole or crying listening to Newfoundland folk music I despise basically every other night when I lived away. I was much more existentially challenged then. But things are best kind now. I'm truly, deeply, completely contented. As for the world... everything ends eventually. Enjoy it while you can. Quote:
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Now quickly publish it with illustrations and you'll sell a lot of children's books :P. |
You should probably buy land in the MacKenzie River Delta so your kid can retire to his cottage and enjoy pleasant, temperate weather.
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Does Brexit worry you as much as this Kavanaugh guy? How about the Rohingyas? The list is endless. |
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ZERO |
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Beyond that his testimony was jarring. He basically promised to rule as a partisan with political reprisals on his mind. To say nothing of his troubling beliefs on Net Neutrality, environmental regulations, torture, spying, and on and on and on. He will set our closest ally and trading partner back 30 years and be on the bench for 30 more. Kavanaugh will be a malignant remnant of the Trump presidency that will continue to poison the well long after he's gone. |
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Out of curiosity, you don't think one of the morals of this story is "don't wait over 35 years before speaking up, because by then the evidence might have vanished and witnesses and testimonies may be less reliable"? |
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He hasn't been charged with anything.....yet. Also, sexual abuse cases are unlikely to involve the Supreme Court. Roe vs. Wade is a red herring. In over 40 years, Conservative judges haven't touched it. If social media hadn't ramped up the Cuture Wars, the Republicans could have backed down from the nomination. Under open warfare, both sides have no incentive to compromise or reverse course. |
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