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Seriously, almost all the posts are just doom scrolling. And yes, I'm aware of the irony (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 110 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

-Looks out window. Lawn's engulfed in flames. Closes window shades.-

"All better."

[-] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean, if there's not anything I can do beyond dumping a thimble of water on the fire six months from now I'd rather just die happy.

[-] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago

Two things

  1. Politics is for Power provides a pretty good model for thinking about this https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Politics-Is-for-Power/Eitan-Hersh/9781982116798

There's a lot of political hobbyism on social media in general and Lemmy is really bad for it. Take for example the constant Elon Musk rage bait. No one is doing anything productive with that information. They're just getting mad

  1. Social media, in general, isn't a good way to get informed. It makes you feel really in touch but when a lot of the time you're getting biased and polarizing that is often as enraging as it is unproductive

We treat politics like entertainment and it's making our politics worse. Personally I try to limit my exposure to politics that I don't think will be productive. It might feel like the most important thing in the moment but it's often a huge waste of time

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

closes blinds

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

You make some great points. I've seen this in action locally - it's a tiny minority who actually make the effort to change things and they have an amazing success rate, in part because they are often unopposed. The barrier to entry is deceptively low. I think I'm going to read that book.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I whole heartedly agree, and I've added that book to my "To Read" list

Thanks

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