Everyone I see on a day to day basis is an insufferable normie. All my colleagues, all my family and basically all my friends.
They're all happy that the government is telling us we can't see family at Christmas. They fully support all the lockdowns and vaccines and censorship and all round tyranny.
The worst part is, they never shut the fuck up about it. I can't remember the last time I had a conversation with someone that didn't revolve around this stupid cough or the election.
None of them have a clue what's going on, but they don't let it stop them from arguing whatever the latest talking point is passionately. I'm dealing with people here who don't understand percentages, and hadn't even heard of the electoral college until two days ago.
And according to them, when I try to explain my point of view, I'm a lunatic who only reads conspiracy theories.
I feel like I'm losing my mind. I'm just about ready to cut off all contact with my family because I can't take this anymore. I've never been one to cut people out of my life over politics, but I don't know what else to do at this point.
Ive cut several life long friends over their inability to comprehend fact as opposed to opinion. The way I see it, if someone is dragging you down, then you dont need them in your life. If they're not intellectually capable of forming their own opinion and just regurgitate lies they hear from propaganda, then what use are they to you
That's how I'm feeling. I don't need to have the same conversation with 10 people every day when I can already gather their opinion from what the day's headlines are saying.
I agree with sblaze. But I would go one step further. Make a list of family and friends that you don’t want to lose but can’t stand being around them. Notify them that you are taking a short-term sabbatical and you won’t be seeing or talking to people during that time. Let them know that you are excited about your new spiritual growth plan and that you will contact them when your sabbatical is completed. You may want to tell the people that you are speaking with to keep your conversations on the DL, as they are really special to you and you don’t want the folks you are ignoring to be hurt.