I harbor no illusions about there being toxicity on the internet and beyond. You can acknowledge its existence without letting it taint your daily life.
The human brain is a sponge, that soaks in every experience and interaction one has. I'm encouraging you to allow it to have these positive moments and hope without clouding them with disappointment for what could be.
From one human to another, I'm going to recommend trying to look for the good, rather than the bad. Nothing kills motivation for action as much as pessimism.
I get that there is pain and suffering all over the damn world, but dwelling on it doesn't really provide wisdom. It just makes it harder to find reasons to get out of bed in the morning. I don't think I should have to defend taking care of one's mental health on a post about Anthony Bourdain.
You know what, I'll practice what I preach. I worked with a guy who reminded me of Anthony Bourdain. By 30, the guy had traveled all over the world, supped from springs in Taiwan and bunked with strangers in Germany. Then went back to the US to settle down and do odd jobs. I wish I had the chance to coax more stories out of him but we stayed busy during working hours.
Imagine seeing a meme like this and feeling the need to append vitriol to the end of it. Just enjoy what's out there, you don't need to say "I just hate the way modern americans just want to hate everything".
If you're willing to respect the aesthetic, I'm willing to let you skip the phase transition cutscenes where I pull a flamberge out of my mouth in a bizarre display of hammerspace
As an adult, I downloaded runelite to do a tour of old school runescape. I don't have the funding to buy membership so I mainly just screwed around in free-to-play worlds. I grinded mining and smithing to like 85 and made enough gp for a two week membership. Good times, but once that ran out I quit playing.
this is 🔥