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I feel like i've reached a point in my life where I can't just keep doing the same thing. I've been a shut-in for a good portion of my life and my political journey has made me alienated from the average person. Especially with how bloodthirsty (and frankly fascist) the average person has gotten it becomes nearly impossible to find any level of connection.
It's just so hard in this day and age to get out and meet people, even if you aren't part of a political minority. It's so easy to just give up and go back to my usual shit but then my life goes back to going nowhere and I can't keep that up forever. But what am I supposed to do when I'm shut out of the walled gardens of the big tech companies, censored and shadowbanned at best? That dramatically fucks over my options.
Overall pretty good.