bloomer
A place for optimism, relentless positivity, anti-doomerism, and snuggle sessions.
We're all in this together, and a better world is possible!
This is now also a space for organizing tips for our collective survival as we confront climate change and everything else. Still no doom-posting. We're here to work together, support each other, and boldly face the future.
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Familiarize yourself with the site-wide Code of Conduct
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No doom, no gloom, only bloom. There's plenty of room for doomerism elsewhere. This community is solely for having a positive outlook on the future and spreading good vibes.
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Be kind to your fellow users. This also means no arguing in the comm. Arguments and negativity are not conducive to blooming. Constructive discussion is good. No interest-policing. Support your comrades in their joy!
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Even just a couple years ago before the Ukraine War kicked up a notch, there was this sheen of mystique around NATO militaries in general and the US military in particular. At least to me growing up, there was always the sense of "If the US really pulled out all the stops, they could do untold damage to any enemy, like nothing we've seen before, since all our wars these days are special ops shadow wars."
Turns out that lol, nope. It's cathartic as someone who grew up with dim childhood memories of the disgusting cultural gloating that followed our pillaging of Iraq to see so many of the myths of western military supremacy dash themselves against Russian minefields these last couple years.