Its because FOMO is powerful and some people feel compelled to be involved in "current event" so they can socialize with others.
Because for a large amount of people, and not just the Woke, they compensate for a boring, politics obsessed lack of personality by bonding over media consumption. So the "current event" show is the only way they can even have a conversation with their coworkers and they don't want to feel left out.
I mean, I talk about home projects and various struggles/successes there. Which filters out people I don't want to be involved with as they skulk off in shame and gets me helpful advice from my local community on things I need to learn.
Considering I live a lower middle class life and a home project is "how do I fix my roof" or "how can I fix this light switch without paying a guy 100$s" it filters out people who fucked up enough to still be renting at their age and endears me to people with actual useful wisdom to share.
Its because FOMO is powerful and some people feel compelled to be involved in "current event" so they can socialize with others.
Because for a large amount of people, and not just the Woke, they compensate for a boring, politics obsessed lack of personality by bonding over media consumption. So the "current event" show is the only way they can even have a conversation with their coworkers and they don't want to feel left out.
I mean, I talk about home projects and various struggles/successes there. Which filters out people I don't want to be involved with as they skulk off in shame and gets me helpful advice from my local community on things I need to learn.
Considering I live a lower middle class life and a home project is "how do I fix my roof" or "how can I fix this light switch without paying a guy 100$s" it filters out people who fucked up enough to still be renting at their age and endears me to people with actual useful wisdom to share.