I haven’t been on this site for a while, and remember there being a lot of internal debate about leaving the US. I can’t fucking take it anymore, I’m living every day full of disgust, anger, and hatred. I don’t have to explain why to this audience.

I am not a doctor or scientist, I was a freelance writer until this last year and have been underemployed for months due to the cutbacks in tech and AI. I am neurodivergent. I was booted from my last two jobs for talking to union organizers (they had spies) and not pushing a pro-Israel narrative when training LLMs. I’ve joined orgs and protests and I’m tired. I have no faith in the western left besides just being “informed” which is literally killing me and has alienated me from all of my friends and family. I’ve met a few comrades through organizing but we just removed and get each other worked up over the fact that we live in the 4th Reich.

I have some savings, no kids, no house or car payments. My partner is SE Asian, immigrated 2 years ago with a green card but is also feeling the same way about living in the US with the added cruelty of how bad immigrants and dark skinned people are treated here. Just the overall dehumanization to endure to survive.

Can I please move someplace and grow fruit trees and wait for the right moment to join the PeeEL*Ay.

  • Commiejones [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    151·
    13 hours ago

    Sounds like you already have a way out. Move to SE Asia with the partner. Convert your savings into a rural property. Get some chickens maybe a cow and start growing mangos and avocadoes.

    • Fartster [comrade/them]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      8·
      11 hours ago

      I think it became a lot more probable since she got her first medical bill from a minor injury, while having insurance, $900. Paying $1500 a month for an apartment with college students yelling next door and a homeless encampment in the woods next to the building, management doesn’t fit anything when it breaks. Spending $100 for two people for curry and icecream. Needing to own a car to do anything.

    • Fartster [comrade/them]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      5·
      11 hours ago

      It feels like that might be where things are heading. I do much better in the colder climates though, and it’s only getting hotter, but I might get some psychic relief even if I’m sticky and pouring sweat and have a constant headache lol.

      • GalaxyBrain [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        2·
        11 hours ago

        I get that. I’m a cold one myself. I like my apartment around 10 degrees cause blankets are better than a stuffy apartmen heat. However, I would consider how.the temperature is one single problem that you can do things yourself to overcome. Here the problems are much more myriad than staying a comfortable temperature and way harder to personally handle. You’ve got a partner who can help get you in, I’m hoping you’ve been learning the language from said partner cause trying to learn your partner’s first language as well.as you can when they’ve bothered to learn yours just kinda feels like something that’d happen in most decent relationships, you’d at least know more phrases than most. If you’re useful otherwise than I’d move. I mean useful aside from learning the language cause like…don’t move to a poorer country and then not contribute and I do hold a double standard regarding immigration where I totally get if whatever south eastern Asian country you’re referring wouldn’t want you if you wouldn’t contribute. It’s a double standard that isn’t hypocritical at all, why would they want some American who wants to flee the mess they’ve made now that it’s come home to roost if they’re not gonna be useful? There’s a difference between that and American not taking people from poorer countries. Double standards are occasionally fine.

  • miz [any, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    9·
    13 hours ago

    today I’ve been daydreaming about buying one of those decrepit rural farmsteads in rural Japan and fixing it up, while taking a vow of silence and only interacting with other people through hand signs and written notes for the rest of my life

    • Fartster [comrade/them]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      6·
      11 hours ago

      Most people who say this can’t go a day without talking to at least 3 people lol. But yeah, I feel ya. It would be rough for the first few months since I am basically addicted to being online at this point.