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Chris Brennan @chris-brennan.bsky.social

Unless somebody says, "and so I don't think we even bother trying," I don't think it's ever fair to assume a post predicting an unhappy outcome is "doomerism" like a lot of people clearly did. To be frank, I'm starting to read "doomerism" as just "even if you're right, don't make us feel sad".

aug 28, 2025, 11:51 pm • 4 0

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Vaudville Vanillin @lovovmelife.bsky.social

To me, doomerism is despairing predictions that ignore all possible counter-evidence—especially now that many are subconsciously seeking affirmation from institutional resilience But I hear you! I will say, it’s also probably tiresome for larger news accounts to constantly be seeing “this ends bad”

aug 29, 2025, 1:02 am • 0 0 • view