• StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    I can’t look at the news, people get so high and mighty when you tell them you avoid politics. Even if you still vote.

    “You’re the reason why there’s so and so ruining things!!”

    “I guess you don’t care about your future huh?”

    “Yeah go hide in your hole”

    Bitch, I have HEART PROBLEMS from stress, I literally cannot be absorbing that shit. And even if I didn’t have this problem, fucking leave it, it’s not your business how people try to cope in this shit hole of a reality,

    Everyone has a response to this that contains a “but”

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      11 months ago

      Being overly informed is a trap. You definitely don’t need to know every bowel movement Trump takes. I’m sure they’ll eventually prove scientifically that consuming the constant barrage of doom news impairs your ability to effectively plan, reason, and organize. The political news ecosystem in this country seems intended to give everyone ADHD.

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      11 months ago

      Ok but you could still vote against the descent into fascism. Good luck not getting healthcare anymore.