hmichellerose on Nostr: I don’t vote and I often get accused of not caring about humanity, or being lazy, ...

I don’t vote and I often get accused of not caring about humanity, or being lazy, or dumb because of that. People ask me “what are the consequences of not paying attention to politics!?” and I say “what are the consequences of giving my time and energy to politics?”

Politics is reactionary. Politicians aren’t leaders, they are just doing what they think will be popular and what they get paid to do. Politicians are followers.

What actually changes the world is us. Our culture and our technology.

I too want a better world, I put a lot of effort into making a better world, and I do that by building better technology and encouraging a better culture. And this is where I think my time/energy is most impactful.

I scroll social media and see angry rant after angry rant and I feel exhausted. How much time and energy are all these people giving to reflexive fear mongering debates?

What if we took all that energy and instead put it into changing what is popular, and changing what is possible?