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The public is being shown just enough to know the truth, and to understand that nothing is going to happen.

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With all that's going on, this is having some profound effects on my mental health. I rarely suffer from imposter syndrome now because I can compare my competency with them. If that shit show can be in charge of a country then my worries of discovery are nonexistent.

I thought myself a generally bad person from just not volunteering or anything, I mostly provide monetary assistance to friends who have a hard period. Now, I'm a veritable saint in comparison.

Your average person would think I reprehensible for wanting to just dispose and depose all the wealthy as well as powerful. Now, I can point that one person has literally been a puppeteer all along in all the horrible things that have happened.

[-] underscores@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

It's because what you see on TV/media is bullshit and it 100% conditions your perception of societal norms.

An easy example is a TV show like friends where young people assume adults just get to hang out and meet their friends all the time.

Reality makes no sense and it doesn't fit a "bucket". Terrible people can work in altruistic roles. Idiots can work at what you'd think are smart office jobs.

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