• mrmaplebar@fedia.io
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    4 days ago

    Yeah. I’ve been trying not to worry to much about social issues that are far behind my control. Too much of that is just anxiety-inducing for me.

    The main function of a democratic republic is to elect leaders who are supposed to worry about solving problems so that we, as individuals, dont have to and can instead focus on doing other things.

    The sad truth is that we all have so little faith in the people who are in charge that we take it upon ourselves to try to figure out the answers to society’s privilege, but for what? Even if we think we have the answer, we don’t exactly have the means to enact it when we aren’t anywhere near the levers of power.

    If we really want to make policy, we have to get more politically involved and maybe even run for office. Everything short of that is just venting or an intellectual exercise.