#nobody should be an activist out of obligation

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annevbonny:
there’s something very weird on this website (and other social media platforms) where people think they can solve geopolitical problems by posting
the more notes this gets the more people seem to think that i’m suggesting people stay ignorant about the war in ukraine. what i’m actually suggesting is 1) following legitimate news sources and journalists will serve you much better than reading/spreading what are likely inaccurate tumblr posts 2) you can’t actually do anything on here to make this situation better 3) you aren’t expected to or obligated to “raise awareness”—not the least bc this isn’t something that can be fixed with awareness. trust me people are plenty aware already if they have even glanced at a newspaper in the last week and if they haven’t they really should not be getting their news on here

#this is true #i feel like this comes from like #the psychological opposite of virtue signalling #we feel powerless and as such we feel guilty #so we lambast ourselves for not “doing more #but like #there is very little you can do #and that isn’t a personal failing #i would honestly suggest if this has you feeling down #because then you will see the impacts #nobody should be an activist out of obligation #you should do it because you care #not because tumblr made you feel bad about it

@curriebelle

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:41:44