Stephen Miller announces the US has taken the action of formally recognizing left wing violence as a form of political terrorism, claiming liberalism "is a direct threat to our national security and the survival of our Republican form of government"

[u/ExactlySorta]

[u/weresubwoofer]

People don’t need to follow the 24-hour news cycle to know what’s going on.

[u/Clear_Broccoli3 → u/weresubwoofer]

That's true, but also people are doom scrolling because that's basically the default way to engage with social media now. These apps are all made to keep you on them, to keep engaging, and the content that provokes fear or anger is way more effective at doing that than the content that promotes contentment.

As a result people are burned out. Engaging thoughtfully requires work, and most people don't realize they should be doing that until after they've burned out.

[u/Trumpisanorangebitch → u/Clear_Broccoli3]

Idk doom scrolling makes me more amped to vote against the Republican morons.

[u/The_Freshmaker → u/weresubwoofer]

yup, other than the morning news I try to check out and care as little as possible unless there's something actionable I can do. I know exactly how I'm going to vote and the more I see about what's going on the more it just takes years off my life via stress and anxiety.