I don’t know you or anything about you, but that sounds a lot like my internal dialogue did before I realized I was autistic. I do have a personality, I had just been hiding it as a form of masking, so I didn’t know it very well. I know autism is often used as an insult, but for me, it’s just a different perspective (I’m aware that not every autistic person is able to articulate what their experience is like, and I’m not discounting that it can be a very serious disability, this is just my view), and I’m absolutely not trying to insult you.

I’m either incredibly picky or 100% utilitarian depending on my stress and situation, and I’m very different from other people, so I sometimes feel really weird. I also often consider myself a failed adult, though I’m in a situation that many would call success. And I definitely miss all the personal space I was afforded during covid.

I don’t know if finding out would be as revelatory for you as it was for me, but you may want to look into it. I’m sorry if this was an overstep, I just recognize a lot of my former self in what you write, and I’m much happier since I found out.

*Affect

That’s what the spoiler is for. Note that I corrected one of the few correct things about that comment

I’m not trying to be rude, but it’s “day in age,” not “day and age,” what would that even mean, lol

I got a used Nissan Leaf (that was one year old, so people didn’t realize it was used). Everyone was constantly telling me that I should have bought used because the lithium for a new battery is worse than anything else in the world. When I told them it was used, they either said I should have gotten an older one, or they just stopped talking about it.

This is a nice perspective

Falls jemand vergleichen will

https://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/r11-f1a/

The news in Germany is also shockingly biased. Obviously things like the Bild were going to be, but even on more mainstream news, you don’t hear about Palestinian casualties, nor do you hear interviews with Palestinians or Israelis against of the war (at most you get an Israeli who’s slightly critical of methods, but still thinks Israel should be actively defending itself). If you’re a German who doesn’t look at international sources for news, it would be very strange not to support Israel, based on what you’re hearing. It’s infuriating, but it’s also difficult to change. I don’t know what it would take for the German media to stop supporting them.

You do you and take care of yourself, I don’t think anyone reasonable would begrudge you that.

The amount of time people spend on it probably correlates to the effect they think it will have on their and others’ lives, so it makes sense that some will be more dedicated than most. For example, if my landlord raised my rent by €25 euros, I probably wouldn’t complain about it to people. If he raised it by €250, I’d move (if possible) and bitch about it to everyone (whether I could move or not), and if he raised it by €2500, I’d reach out to my neighbors and legal aid.

The degree to which people are able to enjoy the rest of their lives similarly depends on how strongly they and others are affected by the laws.

It’s great that you’re a positive force in your local community. People trying to hold politicians accountable (through publicizing their policy mistakes to the voting public) are also trying to have a positive impact in the larger community. Both are necessary, but not everyone needs to or is able to do both (and there are of course more effective ways to push for political reform, but those require even more personal involvement).

You’re just extra br*tish

I always read in the news about how everything is going to fall apart because a certain person got elected, but then nothing happens and everything stays the same. Events like COVID or the war in Ukraine had far greater consequences on my daily life, and even those barely affected me.

I don’t know how to say this without it sounding mean, but I truly don’t mean it like an insult: that’s privilege. I remember being a 17 year old white girl, thinking I had solved the issue of cops, because it always worked out when I tried it. That’s not what you’re doing, but it’s similar.

How many people died in your country under COVID? That’s a huge number of people for whom things are not basically the same, it’s just luck that they are for you. Something like 200 women have died under abortion restrictions, and more will as the laws get stricter around the country (which depends on who’s elected). A friend of mine wanted to try for a second, but she’s in Texas, so she decided not to. I don’t know how many women make that decision, but it’s a way for even more to be directly influenced by politics in a way that doesn’t make news.

That democrats tread on your rights. I don’t think it’s a real sign because of that implication, so it’s probably just another case of fake outrage