LJI The Trolley Problem

[deza]

There are times I feel like my life is not my own any more.

January 19 2017, I started compiling a list. Creative type that I am, I named it The List. The List is a publicly available catalog of curated news reports and government documents. Those who study authoritarian regimes suggest keeping a list of abnormal events after a demagogue is

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[mamas_minion]

My wife has been making a list of the issues with the current regime. I no longer want to hear the litany of outrages. I had said when he won that this was the end of the U.s. and I still believe that be true, but I you should take a break wallowing in this stuff is only going to lead you to a bad place.

[deza]

Where do you draw the line between maintaining awareness and "wallowing"?

[mamas_minion]

with the things that are happening I am not sure, there seems to be no end to the stupidity and then there are the systematic removal of rights. maybe awareness must be maintained at all times with these idiots.

[murielle]

What a dilemma! As noble as your desire is, if it is affecting the rest of your life, the quality of your life, isn't that counter productive?

This is a hard one.

Hugs

[deza]

It's the nature of philosophical questions to be hard. What would the point be in examining your life if all the answers were easy ones?

[murielle]

Oh no! Too hard a question for me on a Friday! (Wink)

[dee_aar2]

Aaaww ... you are really doing some good work there ... but when you have identified that it is chewing at your personal life ... you might want to stamp the brakes and realign the tracks. You don't want to bring the exercise to a complete stop because of the frustration build up.

[deza]

I do take the weekends off. Monday morning updates are YUGE.

[garnigal]

The List is an amazing and much needed tool in this changed world.

But you and your happiness is also important and much needed. Balance is hard, but do something for yourself, and for your family too.

[deza]

Thank you. I'll be stepping AFK in a few hours for the weekend.

[rayaso]

Your List, and others like it, provide a public service, especially given the short collective memory of the American electorate.