It's trite to say "voting doesn't mean anything" or "this election is stupid", so I won't bore you with my opinions on it. I am not voting. This is the first election I can actually vote in, but my political efficacy is so low that I haven't even registered. Every election cycle, the worst parts of humanity are exemplified. Politics make people crazy. This year is no different with the media putting our brainrotted society on display for the world to see with freaking Fortnite levels, meme wars, and clip farming during rallies. Not to say this hasn't been done in previous elections, but the presence in the digital world around us seems to have amplified ten-fold since 2020. I think this may be because people ripping weed pens like vapes while doomscrolling TikTok.
Admittedly, AI-voices of the two candidates singing Kendrick Lamar are funny, but when you read the news every morning like I do, you realize how sad it is. Why do I just skim through articles about Palestinian children being bombed? Because there are articles about how Kamala is code-switching and doing racist accents. Or Trump was on the Joe Rogan Experience. The news has always been a business, but in the digital age, engagement and clicks matter. Honestly, why would I read a sad story about North Korea deploying troops in Kursk? I am at the point where I am scrolling the news like I scroll reels. But also, this election cycle has given me content to scroll like any social media. This is probably the most enjoyable, and also stupid, time humans have lived in. Every headline reads like satire. With of all the atrocities in this world, it seems we can only give in to the insanity and embrace the idiocy. Let's enjoy this thing while we can.
I like this blog. Will continue to read, keep writing soldier.
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