• Pennomi@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    If Iran uses a nuclear device, the whole world will use conventional weaponry to flatten the entire country, just to make an example of them. None of the serious players actually want nuclear war.

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      5 months ago

      All the, “We’re gonna DIE!” posts come from people that never lived the Cold War.

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        5 months ago

        The same Cold War where if a couple of people made different choices (like Stanislav Petrov) the earth would be an irradiated wasteland?

        The doomers can be irritating at times but let’s not get complacent.

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          5 months ago

          This is kind of a cliche at this point but I have found mindfulness to be helpful for me. I like to go out into the woods and just watch the wind blow the trees around and just appreciate the nature around me. Keeping yourself in the present is tough but it does wonders.

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      5 months ago

      They don’t even have them. How would they be able to use something they don’t have?