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Ask HN: Coping with Politics in 2025?

by allkindsof on 1/29/25, 10:52 AM with 3 comments

There's plenty of 24/7 ragebait political news out there, and I feel powerless to help change the trajectory of our world.

How are you all managing stress, in regards to politics?

  • by overbring_labs on 1/29/25, 11:10 AM

    Stop following the news? My recipe for success for 10 years now and counting. The news is meant to elicit views, clicks, and emotional reactions. Why would you subject yourself to that on a regular basis, or at all?

  • by swah on 1/30/25, 3:12 PM

    Watch Youtube videos of handyman folks helping other handyman folks and realize most of humanity should only care about that.

    Random one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxLv6HooGPA

  • by RGamma on 1/29/25, 2:45 PM

    I ignore it. Use filtering mechanisms if it occurs in places you don't want to ditch entirely (i.e. on HN I block certain key words and sites).

    It's way too incomprehensible and corrosive for my mind otherwise.