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florida_ted@friendica.myportal.social
Florida Ted

If those who incite violence are not punished, violence grows.

“ATF CIA FBI show up to my house I am shooting them peace’s of s*** first No Warning!! Then I will call the sheriff!!! With everything that these piece of shit agencies have done I am completely justified to just start dropping them as soon as they step on my property! justified.”

justice.gov/opa/pr/man-charged…

#violence #threats #election #BloodBath #MAGA #RuleOfLaw #MentalHealth

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spektrum@anonsys.net
Spektrum (inoffiziell)

Viele unserer vermeintlichen Gewissheiten über unsere Psyche sind wissenschaftlich gesehen überholt oder falsch. Sacha Bachim räumt mit 50 dieser »Mythen« auf. Eine Rezension

Sollte ich wirklich immer »positiv denken«? Sacha Bachim nimmt vermeintlich gesichertes Wissen über unsere Psyche kritisch unter die Lupe. Eine Rezension (Rezension zu Faktencheck Psyche von Sacha Bachim)#Psychologie #psychisch #Gesundheit #Resilienz #Achtsamkeit #Mindset #Gelassenheit #Krise #Emotion #Glück #Gefühle #Schlaf #Ausgeglichenheit #Ruhe #Psychotherapie #Persönlichkeit #Gesprächstherapie #positiv #Depression #Selbstfürsorge #Selbstvertrauen #Lebensführung #Wertschätzung #mentalhealth #PsychologieHirnforschung #Medizin
»Faktencheck Psyche«: Eigenlob stinkt doch nicht

»Faktencheck Psyche«: Eigenlob stinkt doch nicht

Sollte ich wirklich immer »positiv denken«? Sacha Bachim nimmt vermeintlich gesichertes Wissen über unsere Psyche kritisch unter die Lupe. Eine Rezension (Rezension zu Faktencheck Psyche von Sacha Bachim)

danie10@squeet.me
Danie

Communia bets social media can be good for you

Two women sitting side by side on some white stone steps.
Olivia DeRamus is flipping the script: “What if scrolling through social media didn’t make us miserable? What if, especially for women, social media could actually make us feel more supported?”.

“It’s certainly not what mainstream social platforms have been built for,” DeRamus told TechCrunch. But with her social platform Communia, DeRamus is daring to try something that seems counterintuitive.

Communia is both a social platform and a mental health tool; you can post updates in a community feed, or you can privately journal and track your emotions over time. But for users to get vulnerable, they need to feel safe. So, the platform is taking an approach that could polarize some, but could reassure others: People must verify their identity before they can fully use the app.

“It’s a safety feature, but it also kind of sets the tone that this is an intimate space and that you’re safe here,” she said. “So people feel more empowered to talk about their PMDD, or to talk about the difficult life experience they’re going through.”

I’ve always suspected that anonymous pseudonyms have often led to online abuses, bullying and trolling. So by identifying people, we would probably see more accountability and respect online. I get that many don’t want to be identified online, and that is a perfectly good choice, but for those who want a safer place online the choice to choose a network that verifies identity may be their perfect choice. And I believe it is very good that there is this choice to be had.

But to survive, it will need to be economically viable. With verified identities, you really do not want to have your metadata being shared elsewhere. So let’s hope the economic model is sustainable and also respects rights to privacy.

See techcrunch.com/2024/07/18/comm…
#Blog, #Communia, #mentalhealth, #socialnetwork, #technology

danie10@squeet.me
Danie

The StepWell Saga: first South African cellphone game for mental health aimed at youngsters

A cartoonish looking gaming screen showing starry sky with some clouds, and bluish colour mountains in the background. In the foreground is a side view of some green grass, with a cutaway showing the underlying brown rocks and dirt below the grass. On the surface of the grass, in the centre, can be seen a figure that looks a bit like a monk with light colour clothing and a hood hiding the person's face. A bit off the left on the grass is a small r robot looking character with an astronaut's helmet on their head.
Mental health among South African youngsters is a serious concern. As part of a wider project to improve mental health policy and services in South Africa generally, the Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) has launched an innovative attempt to reach youth where they are at – playing games on their phones.

FPD secured a pioneering grant from Grand Challenges Canada (funded by the government of Canada) to develop Africa’s first serious game dedicated to mental health, entitled The StepWell Saga – Stronger Together.

As per edutainment theory, the game is not explicit about its mental health messages. These come through in the character dialogue and gameplay activities that teach skills like problem-solving, strategy and teamwork, and develop mental resilience — while also being fun to do. It challenges the player to think critically and promotes the importance of relationships in facing life’s challenges.

I really like the idea behind this game, and it looks like the reviews are pretty good. It is just sad that I see it is geo-restricted for South African accounts only (I personally really detest geofencing). It is however available for both Android and iOS, as well as in the Huawei store.

See techcentral.co.za/the-stepwell…
#Blog, #gaming, #mentalhealth, #southafrica, #technology

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