Is tonight pledge orientation?

@Selma 😂 <:teehee:381917632359563264>

@Selma no

No

I did the whole "I am a dissident right winger, I do not engage in such NORMIE activities" and it lost me friends, happiness, and nearly some family

Oh, alright! I was going to wish the new pledges luck.

that's definitely stupid

trying to pick up the social life I had after separating myself so radically due to politics isn't easy

Sorry to hear that @Kingfish

I wouldn't say that politics should be a deciding factor. Your values should be a deciding factor in what you do, and your politics should coincide with your values. You should obviously be taking part in activities for non-political reasons.

I just got tired of having fights with family because YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THE DEMOGRAPHIS ARE DESTINY!!!?!?!?!

Letting politics take over your entire life and mind can be very draining.

It's definitely autistic to let politics dictate everything, and it's something a lot of us need to work on

Parents are fortunately woke on the JQ

@Kingfish Have you tried getting into something you can compete in?

That's so much more rewarding than simply watching a game

@Tyler0317 I'm in stuff yeah. I'm pretty involved in my extra curriculars, and I have some great friends out of it

I still watch football though in free time

because I like it

right on.

There’s literally nothing wrong with tuning out for a minute and enjoying some social time with people without having to tell them about the ethnic makeup of the people who made the movie you’re watching

I honestly need to work on it myself, to be able to hold more meaningful conversations on non political topics

I like my team and I like seeing them win

If you genuinely enjoy it, then you're lucky, because so do a lot of other people!

and I don't feel its unproductive at all

You can connect with people through that.

@ophiuchus Ya, you *should* be doing that

because 90% of my time is put into work, school, and extra curricular activities

You have to be able to be in this world without losing your mind due to the stress, and without being so consumed you’re molded by it.

It's harmful to have politics on your mind 100% of the time and makes you go insane

the rest is GAMING and SPORTSBALL baby

Contrary to the prevailing AR opinion for a while, not every waking moment of your life has to be devoted to the cause.

Gaming....... ugg

come at me

Gaming is the metaphysical Hegelian path to victory

I'm about to level up and you look like just enough XP

I’m not suggesting you completely tap out and revert to normiedom, but you know. Have some hobbies.

For me its gaming, running and books

Yeah, it's good to be "mindful". Be present in almost every moment but not over-absorbed into every moment. Then you can take a look at life through the glass clearly.

You are allowed to enjoy things.

Gaming is achieving things in a fake reality.

Go lift weights instead, bro.

I definitely need to expand my non-political hobbies