Don’t you think it’s quite ironic that the subject I’m trying to avoid is being discussed in this post?
Might as well throw in landlord, but at that point what is even left? Girls showing you their anus/and 2 memes per week?
I filter NSFW posts as well.
ignore covid, oh its here ignore war oh its here
Thanks! Just applied these to my lemmy client 😄
Don’t forget “beans”
The beans can stay
Half of me wants to be snarky and call you privileged for being able to ignore these types of things, or some string of expletives for choosing to ignore an ongoing genocide. But then I thought about it and damn, i really wish I could ignore this mess, and I can’t blame you for just giving in. Your mental health must have improved drastically after this. I would be a hypocrite to call you out while wanting it to end so badly.
As someone who is politically engaged to the point of being an activist, I don’t mind seeing political news, and I read a fuckton of it. But jesus christ do I want this election year to just end, this season has been insufferable and exhausting. I’ve been struggling to find a way to participate beyond the regular praxis I do, since I can at least find solace in my friends as we address queer issues and homelessness in my area. But going beyond that brings me into the purgatory of American politics in this hell year.
This doesn’t say that the OP ignores the mess, they may still be reading the news. However, there’s little value in seeing this content on lemmy. The replies under these posts are often filled with people repeating the same old jokes, toxic sarcasm, and other meaningless comments. Most political activists online are nuts, regardless of their affiliations. It’s unhealthy to bathe in that.
Sometimes I need to ignore American politics, because I’m not even American and it makes me feel sick to think about how impacted the entire world will be by this election, and most of us don’t even have a vote. Makes me feel pretty powerless
It sounds like you already have a decent handle on juggling self care alongside your activism, but I still feel compelled to remind you to be kind to yourself and take breaks if you need them. Perhaps it’s because I know too many people who are working to save the world, who forget that they are a valuable and necessary part of that world that’s worth saving too.
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I’'ve felt this way since 2016… And this is the first year I can actually vote…
Eh, wading through the nonstop propaganda from the shills on lemmy.ml and hexbear isn’t helping anyone.
If you want to stay informed about these things Lemmy is not a trustworthy source at all.
Eh, wading through the nonstop propaganda from the shills on lemmy.ml and hexbear isn’t helping anyone
oh, shut the fuck up and go back to world
Add musk to that list.
Unless you’re a member of PerfumeLemmy
I do this on my YouTube feed to keep politics out of my gaming and flat earth content I typically like to watch.
BREAKING NEWS: Musk posts misleading video blaming Netanyahu’s Gaza strike on Harris, causing The Donald to call on Vlad to intervene
I would not want to hide posts about Vlad the Impaler
Get it straight. Its Vlad, the Defenstrater.
I wish desktop lemmy had this.
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I think the point is that he’s blocking it from daily exposure. Obviously these are very important events, but the inundation of articles - some of which trying to capitalize on the violence - can be detrimental to the victims. Over-exposure to this horrific war causes it lose its severity.
Everyone trying to follow and stay aware of what’s happening should be picking and choosing their sources of information anyway. I wouldn’t call Lemmy best source for this or any world event.
I wish I could’ve saved Palestinians from US and pocket-US but I can’t. So why should I keep being sad about that? I can’t change anything anyway.
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How dare people be happy! The world isn’t perfect yet! You’re not allowed to be happy while others are sad! You haven’t solved world peace, try harder!
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I’m living in ME, not US.
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How can I prevent this? First of all I should start reading news about it on Lemmy, I guess?
My block list on masto is dozens of words long. I dont block much here because it isnt as necessary
It’s funny how many Americans don’t realize that there are people living life outside the US that also have access to the internet and Lemmy.
As someone living in an area where I can literally walk into 3 different countries (even if I need to hike a few hours) I cannot wrap my head around that exceptionalism.
Yeah but our elections are also stupidly consequential. It doesn’t help our ego any though.
We’re too insulated to care too much, because it mostly doesn’t affect our day to day lives. And we have a pretty big election coming up in like 6 weeks, so it makes sense that most Americans online would talk about that.
Can’t remember the last time Germanys, Netherlands, Polands or any other election was this much or long in the news.
Not to mention Asian (excluding middle east because they are news non-stop) or African (not affiliated with middle eastern conflicts).Hell even Canads or Mexicos is much of any debate…
God please let us put a fucking leash on these assholes dominating our time. I don’t want to be convinced non-stop that you’re voting in my best interest, I want to see my best interests enacted. I want a representative democracy that allows me to trust that my representatives are going to represent my community as a whole, not some twisting tendril of black or white districts intended to game the system. And it’s so fucking absurd that we have somehow convinced ourselves that our Constitution intended for corporations to be treated as people or for money to be treated as free speech. Millions and billions spent convincing us that millions and billions need to be spent. It’s complete lunacy and we’re all cool with it?
sees propaganda from transnational corps, the Kremlin, and CCP
“Why are the american people assaulting me with this garbage!”
If you’re not American then who let you on our internet?
Get your own internet.
It’s a government conspiracy. They did let in all the dirty foreigners just so they can tell you personally: America bad!
Don’t you think it’s quite ironic that the subject I’m trying to avoid is being discussed in this post?
You made a post about the subjects. You could have just blocked the keywords and moved on with your life.
Damn. This comment section really highlights who lives on Lemmy and it’s their number 1 source for everything vs. people that just use it like a social.
