More and more I’m convinced that the general population doesn’t actually care about issues and will vote for their own destruction just to see something “interesting” happen.

This sounds like a critique of the right and liberal population, but it’s even worse in the leftist spaces where the only thing people can do is tear each other down, to complain about each other’s performatism or lack thereof, to act overly sensitive and create spectacle and drama over non-issues.

You are all the same creature and you need to be better aware of your biases and vulnerabilities, stop letting your cynicism and boredom with politics drive your engagement to self-destructive division.

I know I might as well be whispering into a hurricane here, but maybe some kid will read this and realize that his energy will be better spent organizing or supporting local candidates instead of leading protests against sports mascots or arguing with other leftists online if their profile is inclusive enough.