it's a little weird to me that people aren't on the street in the US protesting
You literally say it in the sentence above: we can't afford to. Best case you lose wages. Worst case you get fired, then you have literally no wages and also no health insurance.
Seems a little weird to make your life mantra a meme phrase anyways.
Mine is the motto from my high school lacrosse team, of all things. I was 15, an angsty teenager, the team sucked and lost most our games. But our coach was relentlessly positive. The motto was a Latin phrase that roughly translates to "if you're going to do something, commit to it". Basically, no half ass efforts. That stuck with me all the way through until 11 years later when I had it incorporated into a tattoo design.
Whatever intrinsic motivation you pick, it's gotta have a little more meaning to you than being the flavor of the month on the internet, or it will always lose its magic.
The apps served a purpose. They raised the available pool of possible dates from "who's in this bar with me right now" to "everyone in a 10 mile radius" or whatever, and everyone is there for the same reason, mostly.
But it also doesn't have to be all or nothing. It shouldn't be. Use an app you like and also go to in-person dating events. Just use apps if that's your speed. Fuck the apps and go out there and meet people at the local cafe, or board game night, or beer league softball, or whatever. It can augment the old ways. It doesn't have to replace the old ways.
My girlfriend went from being an RN to working at a business casual tech company.
She buys stuff from Madewell, Everlane, J Crew, Old Navy, Ann Taylor, and then one-offs from other brands she doesn't frequent as much.
(Also, if you commute via public transit - she has sneakers for walking like Hokas and ON shoes, and then keeps a couple pairs of flats in the bottom drawer of her desk cabinet. This is something I've seen a lot of women do at the tech companies I have worked at.)
In this guy's particular case, we can be confident he's lying because he's very clearly a criminal level compulsive liar. He ran for the party that's ok with that, but basically I don't think he's personally liberal or conservative at all. I think he's severely mentally challenged and probably is incapable of committing to any set of ideas, because as soon as something has more potential for personal gain he will lie to chase that down.
FitBit will die with the 3rd gen pixel watch, calling it now.