In our increasingly politically world, what strategies and guidance can you give me to stay apolitical?
Ask HN: How to Stay Apolitical?
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Re: Ask HN: How to Stay Apolitical?
#2Me personally? I just don't engage time wasting morons. (The fact that I'm engaging with you means I don't put you in the "time wasting moron" category.)
Maybe a better way to say this is "you don't have to engage people who don't share your political bent."
Re: Ask HN: How to Stay Apolitical?
#3Me personally? I just don't engage time wasting morons. (The fact that I'm engaging with you means I don't put you in the "time wasting moron" category.) Maybe a better way to say this is "you don't have to engage people who don't share your political bent."
Thanks for the nice reply.
Sometimes it is not that easy to just ignore what is going and pretend the world is at peace. I find myself taking a stance unconsciously..
Re: Ask HN: How to Stay Apolitical?
#4Me personally? I just don't engage time wasting morons. (The fact that I'm engaging with you means I don't put you in the "time wasting moron" category.) Maybe a better way to say this is "you don't have to engage people who don't share your political bent."
Thanks for the nice reply. Sometimes it is not that easy to just ignore what is going and pretend the world is at peace. I find myself taking a stance unconsciously..
I hear you. "Don't engage" is more like an aspirational statement. Though in the last year I've been doing better at it. It may be because I spend more time reading these days than I did a year or two ago.
Re: Ask HN: How to Stay Apolitical?
#5Why would that be something that you would want?
Re: Ask HN: How to Stay Apolitical?
#6In what context? Work? friends? Family?
I don’t think it is possible to always be apolitical. I think there are many instances where you need to be aware of what sort of political statement you are making.
Re: Ask HN: How to Stay Apolitical?
#7Why would that be something that you would want?
To avoid bias, maintain objectivity, and focus on my personal interests and professional responsibilities without being influenced by any political affiliations or agendas.
Re: Ask HN: How to Stay Apolitical?
#8Me personally? I just don't engage time wasting morons. (The fact that I'm engaging with you means I don't put you in the "time wasting moron" category.) Maybe a better way to say this is "you don't have to engage people who don't share your political bent."
Thanks for the nice reply. Sometimes it is not that easy to just ignore what is going and pretend the world is at peace. I find myself taking a stance unconsciously..
If your solution to avoiding political anxiety is to deny reality, then you're more likely to fall into cognitive bias and irrational reasoning patterns than accepting you have political inclinations and subjecting them to critical inquiry, being willing to change your mind and so on.
Re: Ask HN: How to Stay Apolitical?
#9In what context? Work? friends? Family? I don’t think it is possible to always be apolitical. I think there are many instances where you need to be aware of what sort of political statement you are making.
To elaborate: the easiest way to stay apolitical is to never say anything. But that’s no way to live. Depending on the context you may want to be more or less opinionated or - alternatively- know when to say nothing v saying something.
Re: Ask HN: How to Stay Apolitical?
#10I suspect that the ideal method would be to live alone in a remote, off-grid situation.