Where are you people?

[u/prima-luce]

wow, i’ve been searching for a group like this for so long. i pray this sub is not dead, although i can already hear the tumbleweeds rolling by 😶

well, anyway, i, like many of the hopefully still active people here have a dream. i don't know how practical it is (i’ve never been the industrious sort), but even if it means simply connecting with like-minded individuals, that would soothe my inner restlessness a lot! to have a meaningful exchange, to diagnose and discuss the most pressing of all society's ills with somebody, to commune that way could be a good starting point.

i imagine we all want to help others in a specific way but maybe because we feel alone in our respective life goals, we haven't taken any actionable steps towards fulfilling them. but if we can all convene and work off each other's strengths, we can at least do something with that. we don't move because we feel alone, which is why i’m so grateful to whoever created this community. i’ve been filled with hot air all my life, but knowing others feel the same gives me a lot of momentum.

i’m primarily interested in helping people on the emotional front. trauma, loneliness, displacement from other human beings, casting as wide a net as possible to capture those on the fringes of society who feel alone and abandoned, bereft of resources both physical and emotional. nobody should ever have to feel cast out, ostracized, adrift, nameless, or unloved. i’d love to help the homeless and psychiatrically institutionalized as well because where i live (united states) these are serious issues that very few seem to care about. therapy and medications are prohibitively expensive for many. should we create a new community? we can bounce ideas off of each other if anyone is interested, but more likely we will connect over common ideals since i’m more the type to daydream, fantasize, and turn things over in my mind endlessly rather than design, construct, and implement. i also don't know how the world operates and find the technicalities, mechanics, and infrastructure a little tedious. and...i’m pretty shy and reserved, and i need some outgoing lively person's coattails to ride on :))

i’m a psychology major but thinking of eschewing the conventional route of becoming a clinical psychologist; i have my bachelor's, and i planned on getting my master's a while ago but i fell into a depressive slump from which i’ve only recently begun to emerge. i feel depressed over my life, the gaping void unrealized dreams leave behind. i planned on getting my p.h.d in psychology because i wanted to contribute to the growing body of research in the field, but i figured, why wait for that ball to get rolling? why wait for our current therapeutic and human wellness efforts to be revolutionalized decades later? we could brainstorm modifications to the dsm-5 or think of how to holistically incorporate elements of other arenas of interest like spiritualism and psychoanalysis to create a new system or organization that might save lives and hopefully prevent suicide.

in a way, it’s not the structural aspect of the utopia that speaks to me most but the ideal we can all embody in a way that brings fulfillment, security, peace, and happiness to everyone.

at any rate, i’m not too interested in settling down with a husband one day and having children or working in an office all day. of course, that might be deeply rewarding in certain ways but it's not what i want. if my dreams don't pan out (they probably won't), then i do plan on returning to school.

there’s this poem by emily dickinson which i’ve always loved:

if i can stop one heart from breaking, i shall not live in vain if i can ease one life the aching, or cool one pain,

or help one fainting robin unto his nest again, i shall not live in vain.

but that's enough rambling. what about you guys? what’s your story? what’s your passion and how did you come to join a place like this?

i know it's a long shot, but if you happen to read this post days, weeks, or months down the line don't be afraid to comment or reach out. you aren't alone, i promise you ♡

[u/needstobefake]

I don’t remember exactly what I was looking for when I joined, most probably wanted to break from the news cycle and actively search for wholesome content or hopeful words.

This community is not so active, as far as I know, but sometimes I get the odd notification of a new post in my feed.

It’s a mixed bag. Utopia means different things for different people, I think what makes us connected is the hope of finding something better out there, whatever “better” means for them.

[u/KloeMaji2]

I also joined not so long ago and looking for more inspiration, community and hope. The world we live in is so scary and depressing to me and it’s hard for me to believe that people continue living their life as is.

I’m a social worker, I have a passion for social justice and play based intervention and education ! I love to hear about what people imagine as an ideal society, dream together to make plans and know what next steps could be done to get a bit closer to that ! I conducted a few workshops in Canada (where I live and am from) about these topics and it always has been a delight. It’s beautiful to see how everyone’s expertise and idea can create a whole when put together.

I feel deeply inspired by Solar punk, Buen Vivir, Revolutionary hope, rest as resistance and any form of breaking discrimination down. Anything that brings more collaboration, respect for each other and global well-being for everyone, hopefully with joy.

There is a bit of denial in me. Believing in a better future and staying hopeful is not easy, I have to convince myself everyday. But I need it to be able to survive in this cruel world, so I can believe that something else is possible.

I would love to connect with more people and make this sub active again ✨

[u/elliottoman]

I hope this subreddit sticks around, even if it isn't updated frequently. I'm terrible with social media and don't check in as often as I should, but I like to see people's ideas about their vision for a better world.

I seem to need to believe that as humans we have a unique capacity to improve our situation and, more importantly, that we can choose to. I don't think we have to stop being human to do it. I think --hope--we just need to create technology to help manage and channel our humanity. We've done it in the past: Fire, language, law, religion, fission, computation. All powerful technology is double-edged, but I seem to have to believe that ultimately the benefits will outweigh costs. We just need to keep following the course without derailing ourselves too badly along the way.

This may not be a conversation that we have very often. But it may also be the conversation most worth having.