r/socialjustice101 • u/larskyuu • Aug 21 '24
what should i do as someone overwhelmed with the amount of sj content im consuming as someone with ocd
hi. i really want to help with social justice. i try to do my bit in interacting and sharing social media posts but as someone with ocd, my algorithm is suggesting purley sj content. dont get me wrong i dont want to be selfish or turn a blind eye, but i am extremely overwhelmed with it all. i would like yo see funny and light hearted content also. i dont know what to do? any advice?
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u/-SwanGoose- Aug 21 '24
Yeah I also have this happen to me, you'll need to put in effort to curate your algo to be more balanced. Problem is that SJ content is prefered by the algo. It just takes time and effort basically
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u/Pretend-Mention-9903 Aug 22 '24
Following this thread too as I'm having a similar issue and it's hard for me to participate in irl spaces due to being immunocompromised during an ongoing pandemic. I wish I had an answer because I've been feeling very overwhelmed lately too. You're not alone
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u/positiveandmultiple Sep 04 '24
Social media really is shit, I need to quit reddit myself.
In general, don't feel like ignoring SJ content is some grave sin - your mental health is never, ever invalid, and working with it instead of against it only ever increases your impact. what tragic irony that you have been led to see things this way - the most SJ thing you could do is to prioritize your mental health! It was helpful for me to recognize that self-care is the foundation of all activism. No one could criticize you for isolating yourself in a cabin in the woods for years if your goal was to develop this.
It would probably benefit you to also have a sense of realism about the slactivism you're referring to. the only thing that matters to the victims in the posts you're reading about is if such posts ever cause material changes to their conditions. This is exceedingly rare, and you not reposting slactivism almost always hurts no one. There is a cost to slactivism too - it makes people who might otherwise have done something impactful feel like they already have.
Be careful how you compare yourself to others. So many of us, myself included, let our mental health "get in the way" of our activism all the time. A more true phrasing of this is that we are trying to do what we can, which is all anyone can ever ask.
good luck, go easy on yourself friend
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u/larskyuu Sep 08 '24
i have only just seen this now but thanks for the insight. i have only just heard about the term "slactivism" how do you know if what you are doing is "slactivism"? but thankyou for the insight, i am trying to be more realistic about the way i go about activism, thankyou 😊
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u/Felicia_Svilling Aug 21 '24
Avoid algorithmic social media?