Need a politics-free safe space? It's called "going for a walk"
this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2023
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I'm genuinely curious what's the difference between talking about our lives and politics?
the problem is precisely that for us politics has a practical effect on our daily lives. we have to worry about it, and talk about it, because if we simply let things go we get absolutely fucked
good for you that your current condition makes you immune to even moderate sways in the political environment. that is not the case for millions of people, even the majority of them
You're literally buying into the idea that politics can be separated from life which is what capitalist media benefits from in a roundabout way. Capitalists don't want us to think "everything is political" because it threatens their power.
Humans are political animals, "my life isn't political" is just denying yourself agency so you don't have to worry about exercising a part of your consciousness that is healthy and normal to exercise.