Belintaf said:

For me, the information overload triggers a very specific kind of distress. Between the drop in perceived well-being and the inability to think (mental block), I end up completely exhausted.

The same thing used to happen to me with TV commercials, the news, gatherings with overstimulated people, or my buddy high to the gills on amphetamines.

In a "natural" setting, it's very hard to encounter that level of stimulation.

I remember when my girlfriend and I did an ~800 km hike. After a week of walking through flat, desolate terrain with no real stimuli around, we reached a city. We went into a supermarket to buy food and completely froze in front of the shelves.

So many colors, reflections, letters, prices, so many options... we just stood there like two idiots staring at the shelves for like 10 minutes. In an act of pure emergency, we grabbed the first things within reach and got the hell out of there with a headache.

That really made us question a lot of things...

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Belintaf said:

BeefExtreme said:

getting rid of all forms of social media (with the debatable exception of shroomery) was easily the most effective thing I ever did in terms of improving my mental health.

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Totally agree.

At first glance, it doesn't seem like a big deal... but in reality, it's incredible how little we realize just how much social media affects us.

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Belintaf said:

And he says this in his post #666!

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Headies said:

BeefExtreme said:

Youre not trusted dude.  I know you only ended up here as an "informant".  I distinctly remember people in your clique offering to send you prints for the purpose of gaining trust here. 

Im not sure what your angle is, but its unnerving.  Ill
Make sure people arent giving you any personal info moving forward.

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Oh beefy. Silly guy. WTF?

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BeefExtreme said:

getting rid of all forms of social media (with the debatable exception of shroomery) was easily the most effective thing I ever did in terms of improving my mental health.

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Totally. Really resent that we can't curate more though. Like you can pay for ad free accts in other countries/situations. I'd happily pay a couple bucks a month for insta where there's zero algo or suppression, everything is in chrono order, and pepsi can't interrupt between the stories of my friends kids being born and shit.

It sucks that resisting corposlop ragebait and political extremism also means throwing away so much baby with the bathwater.

I have headies on ignore. It's nice. Gotta keep my jimmies unrustled. Same thread winds through the doomscrolling thing and this. Jimmy integrity is paramount in this modern age.

Rasmodius said:

Ayyyy tree! Real nice shots. Sorry to hear it's not in circulation much. I hope one day it crosses your path. Maybe a silly Q but is there a way you can examine the holotype?

BeefExtreme said:

getting rid of all forms of social media (with the debatable exception of shroomery) was easily the most effective thing I ever did in terms of improving my mental health.

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Totally. Really resent that we can't curate more though. Like you can pay for ad free accts in other countries/situations. I'd happily pay a couple bucks a month for insta where there's zero algo or suppression, everything is in chrono order, and pepsi can't interrupt between the stories of my friends kids being born and shit.

It sucks that resisting corposlop ragebait and political extremism also means throwing away so much baby with the bathwater.

I have headies on ignore. It's nice. Gotta keep my jimmies unrustled. Same thread winds through the doomscrolling thing and this. Jimmy integrity is paramount in this modern age.

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Headies said:

The only approval I’m after is RealityGlitch’s. The rest of you guys, not so much.

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You probably aren't getting it from anyone bud, I think I'll join Ras on this one

Headies said:

Who cares?

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Headies said:

1. I didn’t know you were a girl when I said those things about boners in the butt.

2. Please accept my apology.

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Tri said:

Headies said:

The only approval I’m after is RealityGlitch’s. The rest of you guys, not so much.

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You probably aren't getting it from anyone bud, I think I'll join Ras on this one

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I'm a homo and this shit doesn't bother me but I'm not your average

Could be headies is secretly gay? He's just trying to tell us but it's coming out ugly.

Regardless, just because one can say a thing, doesn't mean they always should. I have no problem hanging with headies in the pub. I draw line there. I'm otd virgin and I'll keep that cherry.

BeefExtreme said:

Headies said:

1. I didn’t know you were a girl when I said those things about boners in the butt.

2. Please accept my apology.

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Yes you did.  Bro, what are you even doing?

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