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The good old days are now (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by ultrahamster64 to c/hopeposting

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

Ah, I see you're an Old School RuneScape player too

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

I try to assume that the 'now' is 'the good old days', and act (and pay attention to what's happening) accordingly. It's hella hard sometimes, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I guaran fucking tee you they are fucking not

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

Almost exactly the lyrics from Malik Harris's song Rockstars for Germany at Eurovision.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G9zhj1ict8

[+] [email protected] -9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You must be really fucking privileged if the idea that now is the time we have it right, gives you any hope or comfort whatsoever

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

That's not the point, the idea is years from now there will be things that stood out from this time and you'll've remembered them fondly, without the hurt and the struggle that stand out to you now.

The wish is that now we can focus on the good things, the things that are happening now and enjoy them as fondly as we will remember them.

[–] ultrahamster64 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thank you! Couldn't say it better myself

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Nice hamster.

[+] [email protected] -18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

the idea is years from now there are things that stood out from this time and you remember them fondly, without the hurt and the struggle that stand out to you now.

So... whitewash history for the nostalgia and warm fuzzies? Like I say, really fucking privileged..

I'll tell you one thing for sure, and from personal experience from growing up around holocaust survivors - they don't look back at their lives in Nazi Germany and have times they remember fondly. Even individual moments of joy they may have experienced are completely overshadowed by pain and trauma.

Non-Jewish(/queer/communist/Roma) Germans? That's a different story.

So I'll say it again - You must be really fucking privileged if you think you'll be able to look back at this time in history fondly, and regard it as "the good old days" (even when things get much worse, and they will).

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

As stressed as I am and as scared as I am I will remember the time I spent loving and caring for my partner and my queer friends. It doesn't take privilege to find and love in a community, it is what we do. If you have trauma I understand how you feel, and I urge you to seek help when/if you can, professional or otherwise. Just don't be alone, and try to have hope.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

I can't imagine many people think fondly about time spent with you.

[–] tfw_no_toiletpaper 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah I'm privileged so what, do I need to suffer with you or am I allowed to feel good. What a way to kill the mood, we're on c/hopeposting ffs

[–] Alexstarfire 3 points 2 days ago

You've missed the point. It's assuming things will get worse. Says nothing about how "right" this time is.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

Whooooooshhhhhhh!