I’m glad. I hate the fact that TV’s are so cheap now that fixing them literally isn’t worth it. Same with a lot of laptops and tablets and stuff. I’d much rather have a chunkier phone than one I won’t ever be able to fix.
I have this vision that, maybe ten or so years in the future, we’ll be reading articles about how the new class of freshmen will be the smallest since whenever, on account of all the dead kids that caught measles.
I’m only saying what I’ve observed, not that I personally feel that way. If anything, I probably over-consume political content and right now I’m pissed the fuck off that we had two world wars over this shit and we can’t seem to get rid of the Nazis.
It’s not conscious on the part of most. The vast majority of folks are ignorant to the effects of politics on their lives, again because their lived experience shows that it doesn’t matter to how they live their lives.
People get together and go to church every weekend because it’s what they grew up doing. They don’t question because questions got you beat or yelled at. So they live their lives in the manner that chafes less. Anything that upsets the very delicate balance of their lives gets ignored, because paying attention to it risks an upheaval of how they live their lives.
Sure, there are plenty that cross the line into actually believing that the Nazis in power are okay, but most honestly don’t care. They don’t vote, say they did to the one friend they have that cares, and move on. Most don’t even consume news, much less read articles. They’re ignorant.
Probably because no matter who wins the election, all the stuff you just mentioned doesn’t change anyway. People feel powerless. Everyone’s broke and worked to death. There’s no more mental bandwidth for politics. Politics is an alien subject for a lot of people.
Unfortunately, most of Texas will be fine... ish. Well, as fine as they usually are, which isn't great. I'm really surprised more people aren't up in arms about how much this state fucking sucks ass for literally everything.
What we need is another Luigi. Several of them. Put the fear of God into these assholes, that they may never deign to allow the sun to touch their faces again. Let none that look gaze upon them.
I’m so happy to see all the Destiny 2 references in these comments.