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[2024-09-17 11:19:59 PM CDT | 2024-09-18 04:19:59 UTC]
Not much to report today, but I felt a bit more productive despite the wild news swirling around.
Work was okay, though I’m still not performing at the level I want. It’s frustrating because I know what I’m capable of, but for whatever reason, I’m just stuck in this rut. It’s like there’s this invisible weight pulling me down. Still, I’m trying to push through it—one small step at a time. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to accomplish much in my non-work projects either, which adds to the frustration. But I’ll get there. I have to get there.
The news coming out of Lebanon hit me hard—explosives in thousands of pagers. What?! That’s straight-up something you’d expect from a dystopian thriller. And yet, here it is, playing out in real life. A few friends said they heard that some kids were caught up in it. I hope that’s just rumor, but still—it’s heartbreaking to think about. The devastation sounds surreal, almost too much to fully grasp from where I’m sitting. It feels like the future was supposed to be this leap forward, something filled with hope and progress. Instead, it seems like we’re taking strides in the opposite direction—like someone flipped the script on what the future was supposed to be.
There’s this odd contrast I can’t shake: while I’m over here tinkering with my own DIY projects, excited about what I can build and learn, others are taking that same knowledge and using it for destruction. Makes me wonder—are we, in our endless pursuit of innovation, unintentionally laying the groundwork for our own undoing?
Can we ever truly return to the optimism we once had about the future, or are we now permanently staring down a more dystopian path? Sometimes, it feels like the line between the two is thinner than ever.
(Not meaning to weigh one way or the other on the action but makes you suprised regardless)
On a lighter note, I still need to look into joing some Gemini capsules or communities. I’ve been meaning to connect with like-minded people there so I’m not just floating around aimlessly in the digital void. There’s something almost comforting about Gemini’s simplicity—like it’s a refuge from the chaotic mainstream web. But, like everything else, I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Adding that to the list.
For now, if you have any complaints (or, you know, compliments), hit me up on Mastodon. I may set up an email for backup, but we’ll see.
Signing off!
@OK_TechBrokeDad@mastodon.social