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People keep bringing up the "sticking your head in the sand" argument every time I mention filtering out political content, but I'd argue that if something is truly important, then it simply can't be avoided - even if you tried. Secondly, no one is obligated to "stay informed" at the cost of their sanity. And then there's the fact that I can go to an actual news site when I feel like it, rather than having the news force-fed to me throughout the day when I'm just trying to look at some memes while sitting on the toilet.
For sure!
I can't stand when people throw that argument around. There's a huge difference between ignoring reality (aka 'sticking your head in the sand') and not wanting to be flooded with endless coverage of the same topic/assholes; especially if it's causing unwanted stress.
Like, I am an adult with object permanence; I know things continue to exist and happen even if I need to look away for a while lol.