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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoPsychology says people who grew up poor and became successful often can't fully enjoy it - not because they're ungrateful, but because some part of them never stopped waiting for it to disappear - Silicon Canals
Successful individuals often struggle with feelings of scarcity and anxiety about their financial stability, despite their achievements.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoYou know you grew up lower-middle-class if the most stressful sound of your childhood was the phone ringing at dinner - and you understood, before anyone explained it, that some calls meant someone needed something the family didn't quite have, and that understanding became the background noise of every evening for years - Silicon Canals
Growing up lower-middle-class means living with constant worry, always one crisis away from trouble despite appearing fine on the outside.
Retirement
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoI'm 66 and I spent forty years trying to stay positive through everything - and what I actually created was a life where nobody knew me well enough to notice when I was drowning - Silicon Canals
Staying positive can lead to hidden struggles and emotional isolation, as individuals often mask their true feelings to appear strong.
LGBT
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
5 days agoAcknowledgment of Violence Against Black Trans Girls, Women
Legislative actions increasingly target transgender rights, particularly affecting Black women and girls, compounding their vulnerability to violence and discrimination.
Media industry
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
5 days agoPolitics in an Attention Economy | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Candidates must be cultural figures to succeed in today's American politics, navigating an attention economy shaped by algorithms.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoThe hardest part of growing up lower middle class wasn't the lack of money. It was learning to want things quietly, because visible desire in a household running on tight margins felt like an accusation against the people who were already giving everything they had. - Silicon Canals
Emotional training around scarcity shapes behavior in lower middle class childhoods, teaching children to suppress desires to avoid adding stress to their families.
fromTruthout
3 days agoRupture and Repair Under Fascist Conditions
"We have a great opportunity in our movements to learn how to be opponents without being enemies," says Tanuja Jagernauth. This perspective emphasizes the importance of maintaining respect and understanding even amidst conflict.
Social justice
fromTruthout
5 days agoLow-Income Moms Struggle to Keep Their Families Afloat Amid Gas Price Increases
Luna Rosado, a single mother, has seen her gas expenses rise by $40 weekly due to a 30 percent increase in prices after the war in Iran. This has resulted in $160 less for groceries and other necessities each month, forcing her to constantly adjust her budget.
Washington DC
Left-wing politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks agoWhat can the left do against technocapitalism?
Technofeudalism has intensified neoliberal policies, threatening job precarity through platforms and AI while tech oligarchs support authoritarian movements, requiring democratic reform, worker protection, and technological sovereignty.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoThere's a specific exhaustion that belongs to people who spent decades being exactly what everyone needed them to be - and then one day realized they couldn't remember what they needed - Silicon Canals
People-pleasing leads to losing one's identity and can result in profound exhaustion and disconnection from self.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoPeople who keep their circle small aren't antisocial. They genuinely learned that intimacy and popularity are opposing forces, even though loneliness occasionally shows up as the cost of admission - Silicon Canals
Intimacy and popularity are competing pursuits; small social circles reflect a natural structure of human relationships, not a failure of social development.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoPeople who go quiet when they're hurt instead of raising their voice learned somewhere very early that their anger wasn't received as information. It was received as an inconvenience. So they stopped sending the signal and started absorbing the damage, and they've been doing it so long they sometimes mistake silence for calm - Silicon Canals
Silence during conflict often indicates deeper emotional pain rather than composure or passive aggression.
Food & drink
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoWhy food justice isn't being served in America
Food justice advocates often misrepresent South Central Los Angeles as a resource-depleted food desert lacking grocery stores and knowledgeable residents, contradicting anthropological research documenting abundant food retail and community food practices.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago26 Social Burdens Women Shoulder That Are Completely Exhausting
Putting on makeup. Like, we're supposed to disguise ourselves; otherwise, people think we didn't take this outing seriously, didn't care enough, or didn't act professionally. In some ways, beauty standards are social obligations. Keeping up with nails, clothes, hair, etc., that's almost an expectation in some relationships.
Women
fromPsychology Today
2 months agoAmerica Is Fraying, What Comes Next?
The air feels heavier. And the struggles are changing shape. Beyond my office walls, the world is shifting, and my clients sense the tremors. The things they once trusted, global order, democratic norms, and even their own personal safety, no longer feel solid. They feel brittle, as if one strong wind could bring it all down. And what they're sensing isn't imagined.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago8 things lower-middle-class people do to feel safe that wealthy people don't even think about - Silicon Canals
Growing up outside Manchester, I remember watching my mum count out exact change at the supermarket checkout, keeping a running total in her head as she shopped. Meanwhile, my university roommate would just toss things in his trolley without a second thought. That's when it hit me: Financial security isn't just about having money. It's about the mental space that money creates.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoWe are living in a time of polycrisis. If you feel trapped you're not alone
I, too, have been having difficulty conjuring up visions of a better future either for myself or in general. I posted this insight on social media in the final throes of 2025, and received many responses. A lot of respondents agreed they felt like they were just existing, encased in a bubble of the present tense, the road ahead foggy with uncertainty.
Psychology
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