hollyhoppet

hollyhoppet wrote

Reply to comment by Dogmantra in What Is Lost in Post-Scarcity? by Moonside

honestly? i feel like claims that people are listening to music more "just" as background noise comes across as really old-man-yells-at-cloud. i wonder if anyone has any evidence of this that's more than anecdotal. sure, spotify markets a lot of their playlists that way but i wonder how accurately targetd any of that marketing really is.

i've always listened to music while doing things like reading or working. and the key word there is "listened" because i'm not just having it as background noise but acticely appreciating the music. to put it as drily as possible i guess lol, i'm enjoying the intellectual stimulation that music provides, and that gives me a feedback loop to increase the enjoyment or productivity of my current task. granted, this might be an adhd or autism thing, but i doubt i'm alone in this pattern.

then again, maybe i'm the minority, who knows. until i see some actual numbers i'm not gonna buy it though.

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hollyhoppet wrote

Reply to [CW sui] 8-Year-Olds in Despair: The Mental Health Crisis Is Getting Younger by neku

Just a warning this comment is gonna get real heavy.

I've struggled with suicidal ideation since I was eight. When you're that young, it feels like nobody believes or nobody cares. Either that or they just don't know what to do, so they don't do anything. When you don't get homework or chores done instead of my parents identifying a problem they thought I was lazy.

Likely for obvious reasons, heavy depression makes you a quiet kid so your often seen as "mature" or "well-behaved." Harmful encouragement like that has a huge impact for a kid and can lead to more confusion and depression.

You feel like you have to keep it to yourself because bullies will see you as a target and fuck with you.

You don't have the tools to cope with it. You've only been around for less than a decade and even a month of depression and suicidal ideation feels like an eternity.

I could say something trite like "I really feel for these kids" but that really can't express how much empathy and care kids like these need. It fucks you up for life.

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