To really dislike this post about 2020?

[worried23xxx]

I get people are trying to put a positive spin on things but we never 'needed' any of this. Ideally equality should be brought about without somebody being murdered. I think its a very privileged viewpoint to be able to change the way you 'look' at things and convince yourself there is a positive out of this situation. There has been mass suffering death and police brutality. This was not 'needed' and people should be aware of racism and equality without everything going on.

I can't think of one grand purpose of the corona virus either. I don't think some people can accept that sometimes life is unfair and awful and people suffer without it being part of some orchestrated grand plan that will work out in the end. To me if you post this it shows you are privileged enough to not have been directly affected by these things. You are using this awful year as a way to say you have been able to self reflect and go through 'personal growth'.

[Lynda07]

3LittleMonkeyz Thu 04-Jun-20 22:49:04
@Lynda07

Thanks but it's not just this year, and not just covid. I think it's just shone a light on inequality for me and I am struggling to accept the status quo.
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I'm so sorry. Maybe you can make some positive changes to your advantage in time. Don't give up hope, you don't deserve to spend the rest of your life unhappy. x

[malificent7]

It is twee and times are shite but what is the point of wallowing in misery? Affirmations are there to boost morale. As a child when i used to moan my nan said to me " don't be silly...i was bombed in the war."
That has stayed with me big time. This time is not as bad as the war...it just isn't. Ok...i am not saying we shouldn't moan and the loss of life is horrific but perhaps some good will come of this. Hope is what keeps us going.

[7Days]

It is ok not to be mired in a desperate situation with no way out. In fact very many people are in that situation, it would be better if everyone was.
It is ok to be hopeful.

It's a sentiment that a lot of people share. Insta influencers are not where to go if you are looking for nuanced and deep discussions. Ads are not where to look for gritty realism.

But glib and twee sentiments are also part of life, let the insta huns have their space.

Most people have happy times in their lives. You cant expect people to exhibit nothing but unrelenting misery just because theres plenty of misery going around. That will always be true.

[3LittleMonkeyz]

@Lynda07

Thanks but it's not just this year, and not just covid. I think it's just shone a light on inequality for me and I am struggling to accept the status quo.

[GeorginaEstonia]

I’m a pretty cynical person, generally. But I’ve been feeling really shit the last week and reading that sent a little ripple of peace through me today. So I shared it too. I was hoping it might help someone else feeling low. I’m sorry it’s made some of you feel worse.

[wafflyversatile]

wouldn't have people saying to her 'hey its good he took it too far because now you have help' Although it's good that led her to get help she shouldn't be abused in the first place

And its not good that cops kill black people or that govts put their greed before covid deaths or that we are destroying the environment because we can't imagine that our capitalist consumerist economy is destroying our planet. They shouldn't ge happening in the first place but they've been happening for a while. Maybe things are bad enough now that well say no more.

[MintyMabel]

Maybe a grand or so would help?

Or, could they go to the shops for you😄

[Aloadofbolony]

It's cringeworthy. And yet again I'll say, YANBU.

[BogRollBOGOF]

It's too raw. Too soon. (Too twee)

We're not out of this yet. We haven't seen the aftermath. We haven't seen what truths or lessons will stick.

Will 9-5 (plus the overtime plus commutes) prevail because we're desperate to cling on to the jobs that exist.

Will these riots actually result in a real cultural shift and lasting desire for change?

It does smack of a smug, privilaged lockdown where temporary setbacks are likely to be overcome. Not one of ill health, raw grief or fearing about food on the table or the roof over your head.

[Sparklesocks]

@MintyMabel when Covid first kicked off I got a notification from my banking app asking if they could do anything to help during this tricky time etc. Maybe a grand or so would help?

[phoebesphalange]

All the adverts make me want to scream.

Every one of them a cynical load of made up bollocks. And also because they’ve been forced down the UGC route they are all basically the same collection of clips, no matter the company.

Nationwide still the worst by far.

[MintyMabel]

I scream fuck off at the tv when adverts from virtue signalling companies come on showing groups of people merrily waving on their zoom chats

The banks are the worst. “Hey there, remember us who have spent years screwing you with overdraft fees and repossessing your homes when things were bad, now we’re all here for you”

[MintyMabel]

I think there are some positives for society generally, but like everything, there are individual stories which might see that benefit to an extent but it won’t help them in the here and now.

Both myself (arthritis) and my disabled child have been able to speak to whose we need to / get our med's / have our appointments by phone or Zoom

I presume you are aware the NHS is a series of separate trusts and they aren’t all doing the same thing?

[Aloadofbolony]

First to admit I've posted some sickening positive posts, but I've also posted some balanced ones too. I've tried to share some happy times we've had and posts that promote awareness of some of my world views.

BUT There are an awful lot of constant updates from self-absorbed peeps. Example: every creative effort, meaningless quotes daily, 10 day challenges, how blessed they are, etc AND IT IS EVERY SINGLE DAY! Trying to be some sort of guru and I can see right through their bullshit. Give it a friggin rest and concentrate on the bigger picture love.

This

[SomewhereEast]

YANBU. That post can fuck off, and then fuck off some more.

[Regretsy]

Lynda07 exactly! Why would anyone rub in anyone else’s face that they’re doing great when others are in the shit? If any of my friends posted stuff like the OP shared I would cut them out of my life in real life. Very insensitive.

[LunaNorth]

@LydiaDusbyn I salute you.

[NoMoreReluctantCustodians]

It's an awful thing to post. It completely glosses over the hardship and loss for a lot of people.

[wildcherries]

lydiadusbyn 👏👏

[Regretsy]

YADDDDNBU. I scream fuck off at the tv when adverts from virtue signalling companies come on showing groups of people merrily waving on their zoom chats or hot young mums chuckling at their adorable toddlers interrupting their living room yoga sessions. Such terrible marketing.

[ssd]

I quite like that actually. Might as well see some positivity in this all if we can.

[LivingThatLockdownLife]

What a load of bollocks.

People desperately trying to find meaning so they can feel safe. Nothing wrong with that of course.

Still just trite waffle.

[phoebesphalange]

@lydiadusbyn I love everything you have just said.

[LydiaDusbyn]

It's all been so utterly cringe.
At the start, I was worried I might die. When I saw Gal Gadot and Friends singing Imagine, I wanted to die.

Then you hear some fool claiming he's climbed Mount Everest in his mums house (a bit of a slap in the face to real Everest climbers), and see all those Z list celebs trying to latch on to the Captain Tom bandwagon, other "stars" claiming they might have the virus (Idris Elba with his wife constantly peering over his shoulder in ever pic springs to mind), every single worker in the country becoming a "hero" just for doing their bloody job, people obviously enjoying furlough claiming they'd rather be back at work and people on furlough claiming to be too scared to go back to work or send their kids to school whilst still managing to crowd the supermarkets, beaches and golf courses...

Then, the crying into your smartphone in the car videos, because someone called you out on something. And the overwhelmed NHS staff churning out Tik Tok videos.

All this, with a background of constantly streaming Happy Lockdown Propaganda on every channel all day every day, a wrinkled old Ian Hislop laughing hollowly at his own unfunny jokes via webcam on HIGNFY and those endless, useless, excruciating daily virus press briefings...

The end of the world I could have handled, but this interminable phoney war with its house arrest and - worse - this constant pressure to be happy. and plucky and the same as everybody else really bursts my brain.

[Alsohuman]

@Aloadofbolony

It's nothing more than toxic positivity.

What an oxymoron.