Ask Lemmy

I, like most of us on Lemmy, live a better life than almost the entirety of the rest of human history.

Life is full of wonders and joy and there's so much more to enjoy!

Pure stubborness and a fear of death.

Basically nothing. But like I'm gonna die eventually, why try to rush to the finish line?

My continued existence pisses off fascists.

I'm vegan, non-binary (with dyed hair), car-free, a member of a linguistic minority, poor, and many other things that make conservatives think the world would be better off without me. I strive to survive mostly to spite these fuckers.

Adenosine triphosphate

Legs.

My wife. I love spending time with her. She's my whole world.

Curious what I might see next.

Coffee and cigarettes 😁

Nicotine and spite.

Surprise. Fear and surprise. And ruthless efficiency.

Coffee. Scary amounts of it.

Caffeine these days.

games, anime, programming, music and lemmy

Because this is the only ride in town, might as well buy a ticket.

If nothing else, my family. I don't have a good sense of the future or life goals, so I keep myself moving by setting small goals. Plans to bake something, working on a painting, just little things around the home.

My pets. They deserve the best. They're all so spoiled.

A lack of alternatives. The only option is to get up and go to work.

Music, dog.

Nicotine, pain killers, a laughable disability payment...

...and a furious, blinding rage at the inequity of modern terminal stage capitalism that has doomed our planet to ecocide and most of its inhabitants into petty, self-centered, egotistical and ignorant caricatures of human beings...

...which has mostly congealed and calcified into some kind of mixture of contempt and spite that is either the basis of, or what I can erroneously yet convincingly present to myself and others as the basis of my identity, self-worth and sense of humor, concluding that merely surviving as long as I can, and pursuing that which I enjoy which requires next to 0 monetary expenditure, is the meek and feeble yet largest middle finger I can personally raise toward all who pursue wealth accumulation, or enable those who do.

Dietary fiber.

I’m too wimpy to kill myself.

Two types of insulin and a bunch of related medical supplies that are delivered in a shit ton of plastic waste

Spite of all the people who want me dead or want to see me fail

I'm not even being sarcastic

Whenever I habe to ask myself that question I remind myself I'm doing the best I can considering the circumstances of my upbringing. And that I already did a lot of good even though it often damaged myself.

Metabolism mostly. Kinda glommed into a listlessness of not knowing what I'm doing with my life in a professional sense.

Pure spite towards my depression

Life can be rough but by all measures I have a good one.

Zooming out and realizing the value of what I have is important, even when I'm dealing with mental health, dying loved ones, finances, etc.

The processes by which my body produces energy and keeps going haven't stopped functioning yet.

Food and water.

The people I have chosen to spend my days with. My spouse, my child, a few friends. And also daydreaming about vacation...specifically vacationing with all of those people. That would be incredible.

Landlord demands rent so I have to keep working to pay it

I guess I don't have anything better to do?

The incredible happiness of exchanging the time I was given on earth for money so I can pay my bills. Highly recommended, 10/10.

Family (including my cats), curiosity, caffeine, food, my living instinct.

Humanity has limitless stories to tell, and a lifetime of stories to experience already. There's a lot I want to hear about~

No serious health problems and make enough money to not be homeless and have minor luxuries.

As soon as I get cancer or some serious health issue, or about to be homeless, c'est la vie and good fucking riddance.

Caffeine and revolution /s

In all seriousness its art, history, and books. Human expression is all very fascinating to me and I am excited to continue learning about it

Inertia, stopping everything and giving up would require slightly more emotional labor than the status quo.