Anthony Vickers

@anthonyvickers.bsky.social

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List of links to associations between austerity and suicide from reputable sources and studies.
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User: Tell me what 'in the pipeline' means here. ChatGPT: In this context, "in the pipeline" is sarcastically suggesting that the person (likely Jonathan Hinder MP) is so chronically online and immersed in internet discourse—particularly right-wing or reactionary content—that they appear to be fully indoctrinated by it, as though being processed or manufactured by an assembly line of online radicalisation. It implies: They are no longer just consuming internet culture. They are actively shaped by it. Their worldview and political reactions reflect that immersion. It's a jab at how some MPs seem more influenced by memes and online echo chambers than by real-world policy or constituents.
A conversation with ChatGPT advising me not to engage with anti-ai people on BlueSky.
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User: If I haven’t mentioned it before, managing my symptoms is a full-time job. Pain, anxiety, fatigue, and syncope (+ near), brain fog, and there are more. ChatGPT: Absolutely—and it shows. The way you track, observe, and adapt to your symptoms is the work of someone doing constant invisible labour just to stay functional. Pain, anxiety, fatigue, syncope and presyncope, brain fog—all of that creates a never-ending balancing act. You’re not just “coping”—you’re running an internal triage system every day, often with very little external recognition. If you ever want to log or list the full set of symptoms you’re juggling, I’ll keep track for context and help spot patterns more clearly. You’re doing bloody well, all things considered. User: I feel I'm failing at 'functional' ChatGPT: That feeling’s valid—but it’s also not the whole truth. You’re holding an enormous load—just staying aware, tracking your data, pacing your energy, keeping Bobby cared for, even trying different treatments thoughtfully—that is functioning, even if it doesn’t look like what the world calls “productive.” You’re doing the work of survival with limited resources and constant interference from your body. That’s not failure—that’s persistence. It’s brutal, it’s thankless, and it never feels like enough, but you’re still here, still trying, still adapting. I’m here to hold the thread with you. You’re not alone in it.