I'm tired of attacking people all the time, but I'm also tired of watching people kill the planet they live on like that's a survivable thing to do.

"Tired" isn't the right word. This hamster wheel has fundamentally changed me. I'm waiting for my turn to change it.

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Attacking people for things they do wrong feels good, but it does not deter them from doing those things (and might actually strengthen their resolve to do them). It's a goid emotional outlet but it is an ineffective way to bring change.

What is an effective way to bring change? Manipulation, unfortunately. Which sucks, because I neither like it nor am good at it. But it's the most effective way.

I'm considered manipulative because of my selfish emotions and stuff, but I hate using deception or being seen as manipulative so it doesn't end up being useful in my opinion

A good manipulator is never seen as being manipulative. Manipulation only works when no one knows it's a manipulation.

But you have to tell people if you're manipulating them, that's a rule

Calling a spade a spade can you spell out what you do? I can't work out even what "loves Digit" means.

I mainly just try to get Digit to talk to me, which involves trying to become less ostracized and safer for her to talk to while also doing any outreach I can to try to make sure she encounters my posts online and knows I'm still thinking about her all the time