Yeah, I had a realization after the election that I was basically consuming news as entertainment in place of other things I could be reading or doing. I’m voting, I’m attending protests, knowing more isn’t going to change anything. It’ll just make me feel worse.
Yeah, I’m struggling so hard to just limit my knowledge. Does it really make a difference to me personally if I miss one of the fucked up things Trump does? If you’re already radicalized, it doesn’t really matter if he’s done 20 things wrong or 50. There’s no further room to sway your opinion and no further actions you can take. It’s just beating your mental health into the ground for no benefit.
But God damn is hard to convince the algorithms you don’t want to see that shit anymore. You truly can’t even do the simplest thing online without it showing up.
Not everyone has the luxury of being able to not pay attention; I sure don’t.
Some of us need to know if we need to leave and with what level of urgency.
Some of us will find out if we’ve been fired from our jobs through the news (federal employees) before we’re even told by our bosses.
Some of us may need to choose our words and public persona more carefully as more and more groups are targeted for their beliefs, opinions, and identities.
Yeah, I had a realization after the election that I was basically consuming news as entertainment in place of other things I could be reading or doing. I’m voting, I’m attending protests, knowing more isn’t going to change anything. It’ll just make me feel worse.
Yeah, I’m struggling so hard to just limit my knowledge. Does it really make a difference to me personally if I miss one of the fucked up things Trump does? If you’re already radicalized, it doesn’t really matter if he’s done 20 things wrong or 50. There’s no further room to sway your opinion and no further actions you can take. It’s just beating your mental health into the ground for no benefit.
But God damn is hard to convince the algorithms you don’t want to see that shit anymore. You truly can’t even do the simplest thing online without it showing up.
Not everyone has the luxury of being able to not pay attention; I sure don’t.
Some of us need to know if we need to leave and with what level of urgency.
Some of us will find out if we’ve been fired from our jobs through the news (federal employees) before we’re even told by our bosses.
Some of us may need to choose our words and public persona more carefully as more and more groups are targeted for their beliefs, opinions, and identities.