I get it, 50% residents of one of the most influential countries on earth will be very upset, with a lot of geopolitic consequences.
But for some, we cant change the outcome in anyway, I hate the way content even on the Fediverse becomes. Yes its important but man. I was all into 2016 elections but it doesnt really change anything anyway. Americans go vote and all, though.
I just wanna talk about kernels and factorio, man
I just wanna talk about kernels and factorio, man
I most certainly do not.
I finally had enough and started blocking the political communities.
It costs me nothing to scroll past. Let everyone think it makes a difference, in a few months, we’ll settle back into our comfortable dystopia and we’ll go back to arguing over other stuff.
I’ve been trying to limit my election posting to the explicitly politics communities. I think that by blocking all of them, the non US people can hopefully keep the election chatter down to at least a dull roar, although I realize a lot of it is also spilling out into everywhere.
You folks have my sympathy, in other words. Hopefully in a week or so, we won’t need yours.
As an American, I’m just as sick of it as you are. I voted by mail weeks ago, but because I’m in a swing state I’m bombarded by mail and text messages.
Anyway, I recently switched to the CachyOS kernel. I won’t try Factorio though because I know I’ll get horribly addicted.
It drives me mad how the UK media obsesses over US Presidential elections because they’re still pretending the “special relationship” exists, yet they pay hardly any attention to European elections that actually have more impact on the UK.
They’ll literally cut away from UK news to bring a campaign speech from Trump or Harris. Why? We don’t get a vote in it, so we don’t need to hear it.
We gotta pretend we give a shit about your crowns and all that, so I don’t want to hear it.
It’s only fair, the US does the same shit with UK royalty.
Well, talking about the EU might remind the rubes how shit things have gone since Brexit, so of course they don’t want to bring that one up.
Ironically, I was happy that this community was one of the few without posts about that election.
Only 1 more day til it’s just U.S. riot news
And election fraud claims! Oh, the excitement.
I’ve got money on a week until it’s US civil war news
Not to be a downer, but the political ramifications matter significantly, and vice versa. This planet is way too small now, and I patiently monitor the politics of many countries to see how the world shifts in relation to peace and climate change.
This corresponds to everything, including games and distros if one country (not just the US) suddenly collapses.
I happily await the day politics calms down, the wars settle, and we focus primarily on climate change and science as our main passions once again.
So we should just talk about it ad naseum until we’re even more miserable?
No thanks. I can’t change the world beyond my vote so I’m just gonna live my life.
the political ramifications matter significantly
Can your obsessive worry change the outcome in any meaningful way? No? Then your obsessive worry is damaging both to you and to those you inflict it upon. This is doubly so when you inflict it on an international audience who doesn’t even access to the horse and pony show Americans call an election.
Trust me, I’m from u.s. and I hate it
I’m sick of every single comment tho any political article being, “Doesn’t matter. Go vote.”
Like, no shit. Stop commenting the same damn comment on every article.
My shoulders have been permanent cement since all of the election shit kicked off here in the US. I’d like it to end also, but that doesn’t mean we won’t continue to hear about the inevitable riots, Elon mouth drivel, etc. It’s a never ending mental hellscape here in the US.
The answer is obvious: the American people should go to the polls and vote “HELL NO!” with the weapon of their choice.
I’d like to be calm but since I live in a country neighbouring Ukraine … yeah, I’m scared
It might be a bit more upset people with the whole nato thing and what it was like 4 plus years ago. ukraine and israel and all. Hate to tell you it won’t even be over once its over as one party has already put in things to gum up the works so that results won’t be finalized till like the end of the year.
Really hope nobody wins.
nobody ever does, we just lose less.
Sad
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Very sad.
(Seriously though, its like that all around the world but USA has a little more twist to it with the two party system)
As an American, it is super important to go vote. That said… That factorio space age update though. Hype hype hype!
