"We are living through the breakdown of American democracy and the elite capitulation to it, a maddening state of affairs where everything around us keeps deteriorating while the Very Serious People in the Beltway continue acting like it's still 1996. If you feel like you're not going at least a little crazy these days, you may actually be going crazy and have become too inured to the status quo"
"It seems as if everyone is fraying at the edges a bit, with some high-profile accounts leaving Bluesky this week thanks to being dogpiled over some of the most innocuous posts you can find. Bluesky is never beating the no chill and lack of reading comprehension allegations, it seems, but I also don't think that this dynamic is native to Bluesky. It is everywhere. The rational outcome of a mad state of affairs."
American democracy is breaking down as elites capitulate, producing widespread societal deterioration and normalized insanity. Many people have become inured to the status quo, enabling violent and exploitative online spaces that circulate child sexual abuse material and nonconsensual images. Social platforms like Bluesky experience account departures and dogpiling, but the underlying dynamic of online outrage and poor reading comprehension is ubiquitous. Political propaganda appears on major platforms, worsening mental-health harm. Doomscrolling and addiction to online outrage substitute artificial blue light for sunlight, further damaging physical and mental well-being. Simple remedies include reengaging with sunlight and reducing compulsive internet exposure.
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