i abandoned politics entirely after the election. as a Trump supporter, i just don't want to deal with the shit.
turns out that's been the best decision i've made in years. might just ignore politics 100% for the rest of the year. waste of fucking time.
i see TDS tards pop up in random threads here. usually they are banned for being console warring jackasses or just generally obnoxious for other reasons.
I agree, focusing too much on politics, especially foreign politics, these last few years really took a toll on my mental health (that and COVID lockdowns ofc). I was angry, happy or depressed about things that didn't even have an impact on my day-to-day life. It was stupid.
I went through some "digital detox" after the US election and it felt so good ! You know how insignificant to your existence these left/right squabbles end up being once you tune it all out. Not to say ignorance is bliss, but too much information kills information (and your sanity). Better focus on yourself, your family and your community. Do something productive and meaningful. Self-improvement feels so much better than that stupid dopamine hit every time you browse
asocial networks. If only more people knew that...
I'm gonna do the same as you for 2021, keep politics and political discussion to a sane minimum. Not abandoning it, I'm a citizen after all, but simply clearing out the noise.