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  • Ehhhhhh, I think it's a little of column A and a little of column B.

    I think the biggest tik tok contributor is people now hear about ADHD and decide because they get bored in schoo sometimes they must have it etc. (As someone who struggles not to chew through their own gums as a form of fidgeting, I find this really irritating.) But let's put that aside because I don't think that's what you're asking about. I'll also ignore the fact that more people are walking into therapists having read all the symptoms and knowing essentially what to say to receive a "diagnosis."

    To the actual question, I do think TikTok/smartphones/internet are definitely rewiring our brains in ways that mirror a lot of symptoms of ADD/ADHD. There's a depressingly good book about it called the Shallows but the basic thesis is that the financial incentives of the internet are geared to keep you clicking and moving through things (so you see more new ads) which habituated people to very short term impulses/reward structures. In other words, impulse control and trouble focusing long term.

  • Life is pretty awesome, I'm lucky enough to enjoy most days. Work's engaging, after work I play sports with friends 3 days a week, other weekdays are organized to fit in chores or other friends. And weekends are for bigger plans and/or chores, plus another soccer game or two with friends.

  • I've seen your posts and comments, they're all the same. "Everyone else is a dumb, I don't like anything, I'm just going to jerk it in my room."

    Sadly, it's not an uncommon personality.

    If you want an NYE you don't have to spend alone and sad, you can take steps to remedy it. If you choose not to, that's on you.

  • Why are you angry?

    Just pointing out this is a situation of your own making and is completely solvable.

  • but that's my reality and I~~ can't~~ won't do anything about it.

    Fixed that for you.

    Maybe think on what you'd like your life to look like and how you can get there, it's never too late to start making a change!

    If you don't like the people around you, there are a million ways to meet new people with similar interests.

    If you don't like your job, instead of Xbox, maaturbation and complaining on Lemmy but pretending they're really questions for everyone, maybe look at what skills you can develop or what other jobs you could apply to.

    No one is responsible for your life but you. Sympathy is for those making an effort to improve their situation.

  • The rpg munchkin in me hopes polyglot misleading includes computer languages.

  • These are so good, thanks for making them!

  • How so?

  • I think the holidays are like most things, for better or worse they mostly enhance whatever mindset you're in. (With exceptions etc)

    Unhappy about life? Holidays probably not awesome in general.

    Happy about it? Absolute blast.

    That being said, if you want to work towards making things better, the holidays do offer a lot of opportunities!

  • You might ask if they have the meds in a liquid solution. My cat's on some anti seizure meds, was very tricky about eating around even crushed up pill etc. The liquid solution cost marginally more (less than 5% difference I think) and is significantly easier to give and more importantly, be sure she ingested exactly as much as she should.

  • Oh BmovieBonanaza is so much fun.

  • That seems wild, I'll have to dive into it. Thanks for sharing!

  • Oh that's a fun one, seems like a lot of comment contributions from folks.

  • The PugJesus of anime waifus!

  • Very useful, much appreciated!

  • Ha, that's actually one of the ones I stumbled on the other day that made me post the question!

  • Oh dang, that one almost makes me wish I hadn't perma loaned my homebrewing kit...

  • The not interesting one cracked me up, thanks!

  • Oh super cool, thanks!