I’ve had to start employing a very simple philosophy to make social media useable, again. Any time I see a political post, I ask myself, “What purpose does this post fulfill?” If the answer is “nothing,” then I tell the algorithm I’m not interested and/or I block the account, and I move on.
In addition, if I can answer the first question, I ask the follow-up question of “What can I do about it, right now?” If the answer is “nothing,” I tell the algorithm I’m not interested and/or I block the account, and I move on.
Really helps decrease your emotional intake from useless political dunks and panic-bait Twitter screenshots, tbh.
Like, I get the importance of being informed, but being informed is only powerful if there’s something you can do with the information. If a post’s entire point is just to be like “look at this bad thing and be upset,” then it’s entirely pointless, and it shouldn’t be paid any attention.