Wanting to be able to exist in a social space online without 3/4ths of all discussion in that space being bleak political news isn't the same thing as ignorance.

I posted about voting, I engage with political discussion, but lemmy is a very politics heavy platform, and while there's nothing intrinsically wrong with that, you kinda have to manage your fatigue levels. You can only be but so upset, outraged and exhausted before it starts to affect you, and being burnt out and overwhelmed doesn't yield productive political action

You gotta take breaks and balance paying attention with stuff that makes life feel worthwhile. If you don't, eventually you just give up. Cats for a little while is kinda nice :)