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How to leave Politics
| Assassinate Vladimir Putin and things should work themselves out shortly. Good luck, comrade!
| Just stop participating in it and find a new hobby with which to fill the void.
Unsubscribe from all social media, (ESPECIALLY Twitter) unfollow everyone you follow who specifically focuses on politics.
| Change your mindset and realize that politics will never directly affect you. Focus on yourself instead of others and do things that you enjoy
| Only follow Chris Ray gun and change your hobby
| Op here
Thanks for the advice, and sorry if this post came off as a bit Vent-y. I've just been dealing with some internal stuff, and for some reason I can't think of the obvious things to do.
>it's funny how I turn to you g/u/rls before my own family and friend.
But seriously though, thanks. It's been stressing me out after a few years of this, and I didnt know what to do.
| I completely detatched myself from having any openly politica views. It's hard at first but right now I'm more happy than I have ever been.
Be mindful of when the powers that be are trying to trick you into playing the game of politics.
It's ok to not have an opinion.
It's ok to not take a side.
We're human beings and no one should be told how to think or feel.
Float away from politics in the hope that others do too, and we'll all be happier for it.
| Also I agree delete all social media accounts you can and occupy your time with something else. After I deleted my twitter and reddit accounts I've been able to play more video games and read more books.
| Agreed with leaving behind Twitter and Reddit. Will also throw in 4chan and Facebook. If you go to 4chan, it might be more difficult to quite since you post without login. If you happen to be addicted to it, you'll have to block it from the hosts file.
I find places like Mastodon.social and Diaspora are refreshing free of the current political chest beating. But that's because they are small and you can block politically-charged instances.
| Also, avoid /new/.
| Drop social media and spend time daily with people you care about and around/in the natural world
| >>383681
I'm sorry I just think it's kinda rude for me to express frustrations, especially to g/u/rls I don't know
| >>383815 I'm fine with being ignorant so long as I'm happy and I'm conscious of the fact that I should have any strong opinions.
| Welcome to the machine. You were always in it. You just never realized until now.
| >>383901
Relevant:
https://awesomecomicbookpages.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/the-cage-is-open-evey.jpg
| >>383815
And why would that not be ok? It has really gotten out of hand specially in America if you watch tv its constantly politics if you go on internet its constantly politics. If you dont make money with it why does it have to consume 80% of you daily time. There is a difference between being ignorant and being brainwashed
| There is a pen every German knows, I would like to share it.
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for Me — and there was no one left to speak for Me."
| >>384028
there's a strong difference between standing up for the persecuted and disengaging in political systems.
We don't need a political ideology to keep facists out of power.
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| I'm so fucking tired of politics.
It's actually making me a more depressed person.
Ever since I started looking in to it I've been on a downward spiral and I always feel tired.
I just wanna be happy again.
Do you g/u/rls know any ways I can remove this cancerous part of my life?
I want to get these mind games out of my head.
I want to persue my dream career but I feel weighted down by obligation to continue.
I feel like a bad person for it.
Where do I start?
>I really need advice