I think you’re correlating people who have stopped engaging with people who don’t care.
I have panic attacks when I think about the state of our world. I block out most posts that trigger me. If I didn’t, I’d be a nervous wreck sitting in misery if I didn’t. That doesn’t mean I don’t know what’s happening, I’m very aware and I keep up, but I’m also not going to have a constant feed of anxiety forced in my face.
We used to be informed if we read a daily newspaper. Don’t confuse “refusing to have constant anxiety” with privilege.
Yep, I vote every election and encourage people around me to vote too, what else am I supposed to do? i am not gonna get into politics, I am not gonna organize some activism stuff as I don’t care that much about telling people what to think.
I vote based on my conscience, often against my own financial interests and then watch the people do the exact opposite, feel a bit of despair about humanity in general then move on.
Exactly how I feel. I did what I could. I voted, I encouraged others to vote, I informed myself and others of the issues. I voted to help those in need and to bolster protections for those in need - even at my own expense. Then over half the country voted against their own interests. Ironically, financially the policies I expect to be put in place will probably help me, but I worry for our country. But what else am I supposed to do now? People who voted for this or didn’t vote (and in my mind that’s just a lazier way of voting for what happened), well, I wish them luck if they needed those programs. I feel for everyone who voted for them and are looking at having them taken away.
I think you’re correlating people who have stopped engaging with people who don’t care.
I have panic attacks when I think about the state of our world. I block out most posts that trigger me. If I didn’t, I’d be a nervous wreck sitting in misery if I didn’t. That doesn’t mean I don’t know what’s happening, I’m very aware and I keep up, but I’m also not going to have a constant feed of anxiety forced in my face.
We used to be informed if we read a daily newspaper. Don’t confuse “refusing to have constant anxiety” with privilege.
Yep, I vote every election and encourage people around me to vote too, what else am I supposed to do? i am not gonna get into politics, I am not gonna organize some activism stuff as I don’t care that much about telling people what to think.
I vote based on my conscience, often against my own financial interests and then watch the people do the exact opposite, feel a bit of despair about humanity in general then move on.
Exactly how I feel. I did what I could. I voted, I encouraged others to vote, I informed myself and others of the issues. I voted to help those in need and to bolster protections for those in need - even at my own expense. Then over half the country voted against their own interests. Ironically, financially the policies I expect to be put in place will probably help me, but I worry for our country. But what else am I supposed to do now? People who voted for this or didn’t vote (and in my mind that’s just a lazier way of voting for what happened), well, I wish them luck if they needed those programs. I feel for everyone who voted for them and are looking at having them taken away.