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Right on, yes we can call it that. So the average person existed in more of a low consciousness state back then. And why wouldn't they? The government systems operated as they do, and there wasn't much an average person could do to change those things in-between election cycles.

You're right that most of this is the media's doing, and then the rest is having attention whores as leaders. Notice that Biden wasn't clamoring for headlines every day of his four years in office.

Now with social media people equate complaining online with activism and believe they're somehow helping by yelling into the void non-stop. Or they're just overwhelmed with the constant bombardment from the 24 hour news cycle, and constant interaction with people across the globe, and need to yell into the void for sanity, or companionship, or whatever. I'd put myself into that latter category these days, or at least these last few days.

I tuned out a few years ago myself. I was sick and tired of seeing Trump's face and hearing his name all the time. I got off all of social media, bought some magazine subscriptions, and spent more time outdoors. It was wonderful. But I don't know many other people doing that these days. It's not like the old days where you can just be offline and have a vibrant social circle, and do your thing. A significant portion of the average person's life -or at least the average person around me- is spent online. So eventually I came back online. I do actively avoid politics outside of elections though, and I have a pretty healthy block list going.

Thanks for engaging. I think we understand each other and aren't quite as different as I thought from your original response.