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I don’t think it’s about enjoying the content. I don’t filter it because I like having a firm grasp on what is happening politically in the world. As annoying, frustrating, and anxiety inducing as it is, Trump and Musk are two figures that are currently doing everything they can to fuck up our planet and governments so that they can make a few bucks. Yes there is a lot of musk and Trump content, but sticking your head in the sand and hoping it doesn’t effect you until it’s over is probably not the best way to handle it. I haven’t been on Reddit in years, but I recall it being the same situation there during Trump’s first term, there was just a little more non-political content to help dilute it due to the larger user-base.

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Free_Opinions@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

sticking your head in the sand and hoping it doesn’t effect you until it’s over is probably not the best way to handle it.

Consuming anger inducing political articles all day every day is probably not the best way to handle it either. For most people, this likely has far greater effect on their mental wellbeing than what these guys are doing policywise. On Reddit, there atleast was a slim chance that you could make an convincing enough argument that someone would drop their support for them but good luck finding such person on Lemmy. We’re preaching to the choir here.

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- ech@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  anger inducing political articles all day every day
  
  Ah yes, those two whole posts out of four about politics in your screenshot really fill up the day 🙄
  
  You literally have the “solution” in hand, yet still insist on whining about being “forced” to confront the reality around you. Just live with having it blocked instead of trying to force everyone else to stop sharing important news and information.
  
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- gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  For most people, this likely has far greater effect on their mental wellbeing than what these guys are doing policywise
  
  Nazi detected
  
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ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

[…] there was just a little more non-political content to help dilute it due to the larger user-base.

There was/is a lot more and that’s one of the various reasons the different Lemmy/Mbin/Piefed sites haven’t swayed people over yet. There’s far more people around here replying to posts like this and news posts, as well as creating news/politics/“dry” posts or find-anywhere-fare like memes/shitposts than much else.

It’s why recently I’ve tried posting more than media news links to a few of the different entertainment communities. Around here you really have to post/comment on what you want to see more than on the big corporate sites.

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