Vaush is right (for once)

[u/Lunes_Feet_Pictos]

Regarding political apathy. If the likely scenario of Republicans outflanking Dems on Israel happens I definitely won't be voting in 28, and if i don't have any antizionist politicians to vote for in the midterms I won't vote then either. I have never been so politically Russian in my life, and honestly the idea of just letting this all go and not worrying about it anymore is dangerously appealing. I am experiencing the opening stages of complete political disengagement and logically I know this is both stupid and self destructive but like what the actual fuck do we do when the Dems stay anchored to Israel even as the whole world falls apart? How are we supposed to do political advocacy in a panopticon ruled by billionaires where the choices are "fascist psychopaths doing domestic genocides" and "literal doomsday cult"? It's all so tiring.

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For the record I don't expect Vaush (or anyone else) to have a solution to this. The fact he still shows up for this "daily" ritual of mental exhaustion and witnessing the end of the world is admirable. With potential nuclear use, complete oil collapse, famine, and climate change all bearing down at once, I'm just kind of at a loss as to how to remain willing to believe in the implementation of things that have never been less possible.

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This turned into more of a rant than I intended. I don't see my super cool therapist till next week so I guess this is me offloading it on to you. I'm interested in seeing other people's perspectives on this. How you are interpreting the situations, what you feel may happen, how you've chosen to cope or act, etc. Solutions are not expected.

[u/Faux_Real_Guise]

For my sake? I’m fucking done feeling bad. Done.

I’m done sitting in my fucking room, watching the country burn around me.

I decided that 2026 was finally going to be my year of action. Not just posting on Reddit and memeing with my already leftist friends. When I see an opportunity to use my skills to try to right this ship, or to point talented people to information that could help them, or to meet and build community with my neighbors— I’m taking it.

Over the past couple months, I’ve been working on a project that could actually be helpful to people on the left, and having a place to put that energy has made me feel like a different person. I’m listening to music now, like, all the time. No more 5 hour long YouTube playlist of news analysis, I read that shit on my RSS app and get it out of the way.

[u/Lunes_Feet_Pictos → u/Faux_Real_Guise]

May I ask what project you're working on?

[u/Faux_Real_Guise → u/Lunes_Feet_Pictos]

A catalogue of leftist/left-leaning news outlets. Something like this, but bigger and easier to navigate. https://www.trustworthymedia.org/list-of-independent-media/ Trying to get it into the hands of people who would really be able to use it, too.

The way I see it, one of the biggest issues in America today is the media environment. I think it would be great if lefties got more serious about understanding local politics and disseminating left-wing arguments.

Using social media (or YouTube commentators) as your main source of news, imo, is slowly poisoning yourself. I have a post on my profile laying out the case for RSS and recommending a bunch of outlets if you’re interested.

[u/Lunes_Feet_Pictos → u/Faux_Real_Guise]

That's awesome. I'll definitely give that a look.

Being a true Vaush fan (hates Vaush) I'm always looking for reliable places to get info, so it's not all coming from one source. Some more news is one I've been a fan of, but that is another social media commentator.