How do people stay sane and happy in a world of misery?

[an anarchist]

It may not keep you sane but it'll keep you busy

That’ll do!

 

[an anarchist]

What you can do is find one small part of it that you care about and have some sort of influence over and devote yourself to that

So what you’re saying is keep incessantly posting on RF, right?

 

[Quagmire]

So what you’re saying is keep incessantly posting on RF, right?

Oh hell no. If you keep that up someone might ask you to join staff and then it's all over.

 

[an anarchist]

Ever watch the news? I have the bad habit of watching the news.

I’m taking this threads advice and I am not watching the news anymore. It is bad for the mental in my case I think. The thread titles of RF will be more than enough to depress me and keep me informed at any rate… Besides that, I’m intent on living under a rock.

 

[JustGeorge]

I’m taking this threads advice and I am not watching the news anymore. It is bad for the mental in my case I think. The thread titles of RF will be more than enough to depress me and keep me informed at any rate… besides that, I’m living under a rock.

I function a lot better under my rock.

(My kid likes your avatar.)

 

[an anarchist]

I function a lot better under my rock.

*you interjecting from the safety of your rock*

(My kid likes your avatar.)

Nice! Curious, do they like it for the aesthetic value or do they recognize the album cover?

 

[JustGeorge]

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*you interjecting from the safety of your rock*

I've got Spongebob on right now!

Nice! Curious, do they like it for the aesthetic value or do they recognize the album cover?

He's 5 and he thinks its silly.

 

[Brickjectivity]

How do you stay sane in a world of misery?

I had most of my History in middle school, but I also had some in community college. It was mostly about Western Civ. I also know some of the middle east History, a tad about Africa and a smidge about South America. History and Biographies can be interesting if done right.

I don't think my History education is very thorough, but its enough to help me shrink the news down into its proper size. I also avoid the 'Journalists' discussing what they think about politicians and gobbling about who did what stupid thing. They draw you into policy discussions, and that's good. They are alarmist though. That is bad.

 

[Estro Felino]

Pollyanna syndrome.
I started a thread about it.

 

[Martin]

My impression is that a lot of people stay in their own little bubble, and stick their head in the sand a lot of the time. I can't say I blame them.