As government regulators focused on reigning in air pollution, companies were busy generating new sources of pollution, including plastics and PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals. PFAS, which stands for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a large group of compounds used, among other things, to make fabric stain-resistant and pans nonstick.

Over time, these modern-era substances — which famously take decades to millennia to degrade — have leached into the environment, reaching every corner of the planet, no matter how tall or deep. Microplastics, PFAS, and some other compounds, such as pesticides, are now so widespread that they’ve essentially become part of our biome, not unlike bacteria or fungi.

They’re so common, in fact, that they’re even found in the rain.

I don’t know if it is generally good advice, but this personally saved me from spiraling immediately after a traumatic event. When I started, it felt like a thin line between mild depression and utter insanity:

Sleep and wake up at the exact same time every single day, with no exception (obviously as much as you can).
For the first hour then, do the same sequence of actions (eg. drink coffee, listen to podcast, stretch, …).

Waking extremely early is best for me as I end up alone in quiet, but I assume this would work even for a night owl.
It is like keeping an anchor in your daily life, when everything else is confusion.

Not much, if you don’t like humous

I’d bet it is already happening to them, as they are almost always full of self hatred, bashing more and more because of it, like one runs faster and faster away from a car (I’m bad at metaphors).

I never clicked on your posts because I thought they were literally meh random screenshots and nothing more.
Damn was I wrong. You are building the Lemmy museum of videogames.
Thank you!!!