• Re: Mental Health disscus

    From Dumas Walker@21:1/175 to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Mon Jun 2 10:09:00 2025
    These days, I'm thinking it'd need to be moderated, one rabble-rouser
    could cause a lot of damage.

    These days, even someone well intentioned, but who gets all their info from internet memes, could cause a lot of damage.


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  • From niter3@21:1/199 to Dumas Walker on Mon Jun 2 13:02:54 2025
    These days, even someone well intentioned, but who gets all their info from internet memes, could cause a lot of damage.

    I know this to well. Lost my brother because of this and his sorroundings encouging other means of help...

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Tue Jun 3 13:42:20 2025
    Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    Re: Re: Mental Health disscussions are ok?
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to hyjinx on Mon Jun 02 2025 07:30 am

    It's a great idea to have a forum for these kind of discussions, back in the '90s, my othernet had a similar forum. We had a few people on anti-depressants who could compare notes on drugs, dosages and experiences, and it made them feel less alone in their struggles. For someone without issues, it was enlightening.

    A lot of the allure of BBSing in the 80s and 90s was for groups of people to support others in their positions and to be supported.

    I think that would be a good idea.

    These days, I'm thinking it'd need to be moderated, one rabble-rouser could cause a lot of damage.

    That's true.

    Even just being able to connect with people, feel part of a community,
    be able engage with others helps a lot. The idea of a specific forum
    is a decent one, but I think just being here, as opposed to not being
    here at all, is half the solution.

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  • From Retroswim@21:2/121 to boraxman on Wed Jun 4 21:34:20 2025
    but I think just being here, as opposed to not being
    here at all, is half the solution.

    This 100%

    Y'all are great, you know that?

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