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Gen X betrayed all expectations when they elected Trump, now my outlook on the future is that social media campaigns are too effective and humanity is heading down the worst possible path.
Way to completely reverse the tone of the headline, lol.
The comments on Lemmy are sooooo bleak. I don't blame people for being negative, that would be ridiculous, but it does get to me, bit by bit, chipping away at what I think of as an essential store of hope that's necessary if we're going to be able to bring about a less awful future.
Here's where I wanted to post the meme of Marge Simpson asking her kids to lighten up but I gave up and typed this sentence instead.
Ignorance is bliss. They don't want us to be upset because then we might do something about it.
I'm glad people are waking up from this toxic positivity and starting to see things for what they are.