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Why is all of Lemmy politics?
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this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2026
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Every time I see a politics news or comic or meme I block that community. It's great my entire feed is fun stuff and cool art
Lol, downvotes because you are doing the smart thing.
If I'd do that, I could look at my feed weekly and scroll through it in 60min max.
Not too unhealthy but not what I want to use it for.
I consider doom scrolling to be an unhealthy way to consume news and an ineffective tool for political change. Protests, strikes, and voting change politics. There is little to be gained by algorithmically filling my body with cortisol and adrenaline.
My head is not in the sand because I read apnews and reuters periodically.
I prefer for lemmy to be an enjoyable place to visit. If it was an endless feed of doom I would uninstall and read a book instead.