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Grim Chieftain

(1,273 posts)
6. Me too
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 06:21 AM
22 hrs ago

I feel that the joy is gone, it's just a matter of getting through the days. Many people have said that something broke after the pandemic and the year of isolation. Now, with the state of our country, the constant turmoil, uncertainty, chaos and division... Things have changed, and not for the better. Our lives are different.

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I really feel for the young folk Skittles Yesterday #1
And it isn't just the politics. It's AI, generative AI, which is badly flawed tech, but which has been highplainsdem 19 hrs ago #18
yes Skittles 9 hrs ago #23
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 9 hrs ago #24
I really noticed the effect during the holidays... Hugin 23 hrs ago #2
That is where I am Bettie 22 hrs ago #3
Me too Grim Chieftain 22 hrs ago #6
I think it's because for that year, we realized we were free. Hellbound Hellhound 19 hrs ago #19
Good Point--let's give it a name Roy Rolling 22 hrs ago #4
The new American Dream is to leave mnhtnbb 22 hrs ago #5
Mrs. Aristus and I dream of emigrating to Finland. Aristus 18 hrs ago #20
I would leave if I could. greatauntoftriplets 15 hrs ago #22
Wondered what she was selling. Off the grid anti-government. "Pro-Life Pro-God Pro-Gun Pro-USA" shirts. Click & Buy! betsuni 22 hrs ago #7
What is "LOL" about it? /nt UniqueUserName 20 hrs ago #8
She's got to survive, too. Lots of people are making content to survive. haele 19 hrs ago #16
All those compilation vids are on point. Hellbound Hellhound 20 hrs ago #9
K&R UTUSN 20 hrs ago #10
Kick dalton99a 20 hrs ago #11
One might wonder if Americans are being conditioned. ariadne0614 19 hrs ago #12
The depressing part is the ones who will Bettie 19 hrs ago #14
Young people feel especially hopeless Johnny2X2X 19 hrs ago #13
FWIW, this video is the kind of stuff that is a very wide and easy on-ramp into MAHA, conspiracy, overly prepping and WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #15
Yes, priming an audience/customer base, younger and less MAGA, using Left-leaning anti-establishment buzzwords. betsuni 19 hrs ago #17
Tbh, goodwill in American society is over and so is the American Dream, whatever that was. Oneironaut 18 hrs ago #21
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