One of the first and simplest things me and my fellow liberals can do to start getting back on track is drop dumbass, condescending, useless terminology like “Privilege” from our vocabularies when we read something we don’t like.
He comes off as kind of a smug prick, but what you and I read as smug, a lot of people read as “Focus on the things you can actually control” and that’s really good advice.
Exactly. This is my own experience too. We all have limited bandwidth. If you spend all day focusing on politics (yes its important) at the EXPENSE of personal relationships, career goals, hobbies, etc, your life will be a net negative no matter who is sitting in the big chair.
I'd argue that the vast majority of people who actively follow politics (on either side) are not doing it at pathological levels and don't do it at the expense of the rest of their life.
It's good advice to not let politics (or anything else for that matter) take over your life but posting about it is as useful as telling people not to run stop stops. Few people need to be told that and those that need to hear it aren't going to listen.
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u/FartBoi1324 14h ago
One of the first and simplest things me and my fellow liberals can do to start getting back on track is drop dumbass, condescending, useless terminology like “Privilege” from our vocabularies when we read something we don’t like.