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I came in here expecting people would want rightwingers and fascists banned. Instead a bunch of y'all are here just going "I block out anything that's not fun!!!1!!1!1! I don't want to be reminded of the very real issues that plague the world!!" which I mean, you have every right to do that I guess. Good for you, enjoy your hole in the sand
Humans were not designed to endure this 24/7 flood of miserable shit happening all over the world, which you can't have an effect on anyway.
It's often better to engage with it in a controlled manner, at least in my opinion, especially if you're already suffering from multiple severe mental health disorders like me, even without these things making it A LOT worse.
Being on niche platforms kinda makes forces you into accepting being around weirdos and fascists. You get used to it. It kinda makes me feel good knowing I'm better tbh
Im one of those people. You seem angry about the concept. Is it morally acceptable to have any facet of life that doesnt revolve around the very real terrors that we cant stop?
Yeah. Out of curiosity what does that help? Have you solved some problem that plagues the world? People don't have to be bombarded with how shit the world always is.