hrefna , 4 months ago Me: "If you are worried about Trump, think about what actions you can you do right now? What action can you take?" Men replying: "VOTE VOTE VOTE" rubs temples I'm not sure about you, but I'm fairly certain they won't accept my vote before they send me a ballot.
Me: "If you are worried about Trump, think about what actions you can you do right now? What action can you take?"
Men replying: "VOTE VOTE VOTE"
rubs temples
I'm not sure about you, but I'm fairly certain they won't accept my vote before they send me a ballot.
hrefna OP , 4 months ago I'm very pro voting. I'm very pro voting Democrat-under-virtually-all-circumstances. I'm pro harm reduction strategies. That's one (1) action you can take on one (1) day every four (4) years (for the presidency). One that is very disconnected from the fear. Do vote, but in the meantime, we need to talk about that fear and how to avoid stagnation and doom-spiraling. Which telling people to vote is useless for, and even "join a GOTV group" is too big. Smaller. More concrete. More certain.
I'm very pro voting. I'm very pro voting Democrat-under-virtually-all-circumstances. I'm pro harm reduction strategies.
That's one (1) action you can take on one (1) day every four (4) years (for the presidency). One that is very disconnected from the fear.
Do vote, but in the meantime, we need to talk about that fear and how to avoid stagnation and doom-spiraling.
Which telling people to vote is useless for, and even "join a GOTV group" is too big. Smaller. More concrete. More certain.
hrefna OP , 4 months ago It also fails on an extremely fundamental level to address the root of the fear. If you are worried about it, joining a GOTV strategy is one thing you can do, and if you find meaning and purpose in that then great! But you could also reasonably think that voting is a crapshoot. In which case, you will still need to find non-voting actions to engage in I'm an existentialist who does not care what you think others should do. That's other people I care a lot more about what you are doing.
It also fails on an extremely fundamental level to address the root of the fear.
If you are worried about it, joining a GOTV strategy is one thing you can do, and if you find meaning and purpose in that then great!
But you could also reasonably think that voting is a crapshoot.
In which case, you will still need to find non-voting actions to engage in
I'm an existentialist who does not care what you think others should do. That's other people
I care a lot more about what you are doing.
hrefna OP , 4 months ago I don't even care if it drives toward a goal. This isn't about what happens. This is about you. How do your actions serve you. How does what you are doing help you. Hence a perfectly reasonable action is: I'm going to not worry about it for four hours and go play with a dog A perfectly reasonable action is: I'm going to take an extra-long bubble bath A perfectly reasonable action is: I am going to look to where flee to and make sure I have the documents so that I can bring my pets
I don't even care if it drives toward a goal. This isn't about what happens.
This is about you.
How do your actions serve you. How does what you are doing help you.
Hence a perfectly reasonable action is: I'm going to not worry about it for four hours and go play with a dog
A perfectly reasonable action is: I'm going to take an extra-long bubble bath
A perfectly reasonable action is: I am going to look to where flee to and make sure I have the documents so that I can bring my pets
kayleeserenada , 4 months ago @hrefna I guess my plan is to keep working on computers in a way that enables benevolent trouble 🤷♀️ I feel like it's not much - but short of violence and drama, maybe nothing is
@hrefna I guess my plan is to keep working on computers in a way that enables benevolent trouble 🤷♀️ I feel like it's not much - but short of violence and drama, maybe nothing is
cshentrup , 4 months ago @hrefna just fix the voting method. image/png image/png image/png
@hrefna just fix the voting method.
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wikicliff , 4 months ago @hrefna "VOTE VOTE VOTE" -- I thought voting more than once was frowned upon (except for Chicago 😜).
@hrefna "VOTE VOTE VOTE" -- I thought voting more than once was frowned upon (except for Chicago 😜).
hrefna OP , 4 months ago @wikicliff lol
@wikicliff lol
Probertd8 , 4 months ago @hrefna I'm in the UK - what the hell can I do - other than worry for the future of Europe and world democracy???
@hrefna I'm in the UK - what the hell can I do - other than worry for the future of Europe and world democracy???
hrefna OP , 4 months ago @Probertd8 Start here: https://hachyderm.io/@hrefna/111897113754666285
@Probertd8 Start here: https://hachyderm.io/@hrefna/111897113754666285