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Leftist critics of other leftists always sound so unhappy. The world will not wake up magically in a leftist utopia tomorrow (no one could agree on what that would be anyway) because about a third or so of the population would rather die than see things change. Progress happens no matter what, but a lot of people have to be brought forward kicking and screaming.

A lot of progress made in the last few decades is being violently taken back by an unprecedentedly authoritarian right around the world. People are losing rights they may have had their whole lives. Priorities are going to shift as things change in the world.

But you don't have to look far too see people haven't stopped with anti-advertising and anti-consumerism. How many communities in All are about privacy, reducing waste, FOSS, anti-capitalism, pro-labor, etc? Everyone all month has been mad at Google for wantng to prevent adblocking on YouTube and the Web. You will find no shortage if people hating on Nestle, Unilever, or oil companies.

The last few years have been dominated by people taking back rights won by feminists, LGBT, voters, and evironmentalists. Most people in there 30s and younger have grown up with a worldview offering little hope. That is a very large group of people with bigger problems than ads and discretionary spending.

Advertising catering to Product X will make your life feel better even if it really isn't better is going to at times be hard to resist. People are allowed to forget their problems for a little while though. If Matel sells some more Barbies to parents enjoying a pro-feminist message that are given to kids without mandatory gender equality playtime guidelines, people will still be fine. Right now there may be bigger fish to fry, while the world still has fish.

Didn't go into this intending to vent so much. It just seems so many leftists btag other leftists as much as the auth right does anymore. Be proud of what ever accomplished and work on keeping those victories while still working on new ones, even if they're small or don't go far enough.

I've been trying my best at getting !superbowl@lemmy.world going. It needs more activity, I can only photograph so many owls!

Variety and balance is part of any good nutrition plan!

I said much the same on the Behaw thread. If price parity was there or a sliiiight premium, I'd probably be at least 80% veggimeat. And then as said on another comment, once mcD's/etc starts using it due to price, people won't think twice about eating and buying it. I don't think the need or want will be reducing long term as we give it what climate change has in sure for us, so whoever cracks scaling production will have it made.

I feel texture is there on most of the bigger name products, and as someone who doesn't usually seek out veggies, I loooove Beyond's flavor profile.

I've been using this one since 2016.

Processed food may not be the best nutritionally, but it can still be not terrible. Also if we take into account all the hormones, antibiotics, cheap trash food diet, and suffering of living creatures required to support livestock management on a massive scale, what do we end up considering the better choice?

I'm still viewing these foods as in the testing stages anyway. I find the texture and flavor of many of them equal or better than natural proteins. I have nothing against meat consumption, but the current amount the world demands doesn't seem to be the best option for the planet. Additionally, the scale of meat processing doesn't seem to be able to support taking good care of the animals or the workers. Fake meat on the other hand had many ecological advantages, and the tech is improving constantly to make it better and cheaper and easier to produce. Scaling up production of a totally manufactured product seems something we can better control than something natural.

I feel there will still be a market for man made meat, especially if climate change limits the ability to support real animals. Once it can reach price parity, people will forget about most of their complaints as well.

I also find the MAL recommendations to be very hit or miss. The way I tend to use it is to look up what studio made the things I like, and then sort their list by rating. That's how I found one of my favs, Golden Kamuy. Doing that keeps it consistent with your liked of art styles and there voice actor selections if nothing else.

Most things I find though are from seeing what gets repeatedly mentioned by other people, either my friends or on Reddit,/Lemmy. If people are regularly posting them, then they're good enough that someone is taking their own time to promote it. That's how I got into Sakamoto Days. It always is in the top manga lists, but otherwise I never seem to see people actually discussing it. But because I always saw the name, I checked it out and enjoyed it.

And keep in mind, there will always be some stuff that is just not for you. It doesn't make it bad necessarily, we just all have different taste and our own tastes are always evolving. If you would have told me a few years ago I'd like things in the romance genre I would have laughed, but then I watched Fruits Basket, and now I have a big back catalog of things I want to check out.

Are we talking the occasional getting really annoyed, or an almost every day thing?

If occasional, you really just either need to remove yourself from the situation or find something to ease yourself back down. If it's jerks in the road for example, maybe try a different route. It may be longer, but less stressful. It just let then hold onto the anger. Just because they're unhappy and being rude, just nice side and let them go on. Don't let then make their problem yours.

If we're talking every day, you need to find the core of that if you want to feel better. I got help after 20 years of never being able to let go of my emotional damage. It would just keep adding up like an unbearable weight on me. I went to the doctor and finally just spoke up about it. Now for about $5/mo, I don't have that burden to bare anymore. I didn't really have huge issues, I just had some chemical issues that needed a nudge and now I can deal with the everyday crap without it crushing me.

My SO had more severe issues that got them arrested and they totally lost control and would forget days on end and such due to untreated bipolar disorder. After being voluntarily committed, life got back on track and they'll be graduating college soon due a good career. It still takes regular therapist visits and a DBT support group, but it keeps everything working properly now.

If you need help, don't be afraid. I felt for years I could get help, but that pills would make me a zombie. I found something that works for me though, and it feels amazing. I've lost so many friends and special people and opportunities because I was mad or antisocial for nothing.

This ran longer than intended. Hopefully your issues aren't of the every day variety, but if they are, know you have options.