Post #97424
2025-12-28 10:50 UTC
Replies (9)
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@jellyfishhunter@lemmy.world 2025-12-28 13:03
I can feel you. This year I tried to follow politics a bit more thoroughly. It didn't change anything in how I acted or voted. But it made me feel depressed and stressed out.
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@Mothra@mander.xyz 2025-12-28 10:53
Wondering which of the two extremes I belong to. I guess the first, since I'm not sure.
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@rickdg@lemmy.world 2025-12-28 21:37
Everything in moderation.
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@artifex@piefed.social 2025-12-28 15:00
Finally! A bell curve meme we’re I’m the Jedi wojack
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@Una@europe.pub 2025-12-28 13:15
I have a job to do instead of reading news (mindlessly scrolling internet for free is my job)
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@pineapple@lemmy.ml 2025-12-28 12:15
Im probably somwhere in the lower 14-34% I dont keep a good watch over current news although i wish i did.
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@Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 2025-12-28 21:56
Let me sum it up: People are doing bad shit. The people that aren't are actively enabling said people to do bad shit. There is nothing you can do about it. So yeah, I've got better shit to do
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@antifa_ceo@lemmy.ml 2025-12-28 11:55
"I've disengaged with the world around me and justified doing nothing to help make it better".
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@hornywarthogfart@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-01 15:42
I would agree with you on the civic duty part if the news was just the news but it has morphed into a amalgamation of ragebait, social media content, and updates so granular to be worthless and just noise. Even the "good" sources of news do this. RSS feeds are nice but not a viable solution to the average person. At a concept level I think you are right that a well informed population is better. I just don't think our current handling of news and journalism is at a spot where that is even possible without a ton of extra work (hence this thread). Choosing a level of engagement that prevents you from turning into a screaming asshole is key and unfortunately that level varies from person to person.