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"it's not real if you just ignore it"
Or even
"They're just lying to you about it for views"
I'm sorry to inform you, but the world is going through very rough times politically, especially the US. Many things are exaggerated, or even entirely fabricated, for views, but many things are not. Some of the worst stuff, however, is stuff that is never even covered by the news, like Project 2025 or the stuff happening in the Midwest/southeast states. Putting your head in the sand helps no one, even yourself.
USA needs to go through rougher times, and probably even crippled to the point they ask Uganda for loans and get IMF'd by Africa. It has created rough, dark times for half the world.
So what difference does it make if you watch it? You gonna go vote and end it all?
Believe it or not, you can do more stuff than just vote. However, you can do nothing about problems that you're unaware of, even if they're problems that affect you directly.
Like what exactly?
I seriously don't think people have any power to change anything at all. The game is completely rigged. I understand that people want to have hope that things can get better, but I don't see any sign of that.
I'm more like the guy who watches the titanic go down and enjoy the last year's before it sinks.