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I wasn't aware society had agreed that war journalism or photojournalism should be neutered. Maybe I challenge the premise of the article in the sense that...

by jasmes 3y ago

I wasn't aware society had agreed that war journalism or photojournalism should be neutered. Maybe I challenge the premise of the article in the sense that... Yeah. No shit? Honestly... These days I'm so emotionally exhausted that I just see an article like this as a way to get a good by line. Shut up we know kids are being blown up. Right now I just want to eat maple syrup greek yogurt and listen to pop music while I browse HN. I just can't with the dead kids 24/7 any more.

op00to 3y ago
If you feel like that, an internet break could help.
- jasmes 3y ago
  You're not wrong.
  - op00to 3y ago
    I need an internet break too.
63 3y ago
Same here. I know the kids are dying, some of my closest friends share pictures every day and then denounce everyone who unfollows them for being against their existence. I'm sorry. What do all the journalists and activists want me to do? Odds are I've already done it. Please stop telling me about it, I know. I'm not turning away because I don't care about the kids, I'm turning away because the more we keep this up the less I'm able to care about anything. I just need a break but they make you feel like shit for it. And maybe I should feel like shit for choosing to ignore suffering because I can't keep looking idk. I'm just so tired. In any case, I thought the place with articles about the intricacies of pointers in C++ would be safe from the politics and dead children. Clearly I was wrong.
- deleted 3y ago
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- Ycombigatorz 3y ago
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dclowd9901 3y ago
This article, had you read it, underscores the “yous” in the world who “know,” but make excuses about emotional exhaustion to take a pass on confronting the actual horror of it. If you really “knew”, you’d want everyone to stand up and demand it stop.
- selfhoster11 3y ago
  There are only so many hills one can afford to die on before hitting emotional burnout. It's not an "excuse" for the parent, it's simply an acknowledgement of the emotional reality.
aaron695 3y ago
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by jasmes 3y ago

op00to 3y ago

If you feel like that, an internet break could help.

jasmes 3y ago
You're not wrong.
- op00to 3y ago
  I need an internet break too.

63 3y ago

Same here. I know the kids are dying, some of my closest friends share pictures every day and then denounce everyone who unfollows them for being against their existence. I'm sorry. What do all the journalists and activists want me to do? Odds are I've already done it. Please stop telling me about it, I know. I'm not turning away because I don't care about the kids, I'm turning away because the more we keep this up the less I'm able to care about anything. I just need a break but they make you feel like shit for it. And maybe I should feel like shit for choosing to ignore suffering because I can't keep looking idk. I'm just so tired. In any case, I thought the place with articles about the intricacies of pointers in C++ would be safe from the politics and dead children. Clearly I was wrong.

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Ycombigatorz 3y ago
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dclowd9901 3y ago

This article, had you read it, underscores the “yous” in the world who “know,” but make excuses about emotional exhaustion to take a pass on confronting the actual horror of it. If you really “knew”, you’d want everyone to stand up and demand it stop.

selfhoster11 3y ago
There are only so many hills one can afford to die on before hitting emotional burnout. It's not an "excuse" for the parent, it's simply an acknowledgement of the emotional reality.

aaron695 3y ago

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