I’ve already mailed in my ballot, and I volunteered to be a poll worker (though they haven’t gotten in touch). With a week (maybe two) to go before we get the result, I feel caught in a limbo. It feels more important to me to be copying my important documents and organizing go-bags to be ready for a crisis than it does to do anything at work. I also recognize that that is probably a reaction to stress and anxiety and isn’t helping me. That said, I’m part of many groups that the right-wing hates and is openly threatening, so feeling unsafe doesn’t feel unreasonable either.

How are you all holding up out there? And tips for me to deal with this better?

    • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      edit-2
      1 month ago

      You are correct, I probably would not enjoy it as much as I tell myself I will. Especially with how climate change is going to affect that country and with the risk of buried explosives killing me, but its a nice thought. Laos is a very beautiful country that I wouldn’t mind spending a long time in and the history is rich. The work that would be required of me wouldn’t be easy but it could be freeing. I imagine I romanticize the “simple” life as often as I do because it is essentially out of my reach.