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vrganjyesterday at 7:41 PM2 repliesview on HN

Everything is politics.

Which food you eat (are you vegan? carnivore diet? Both have implications in regards to animal welfare, climate change, soil use, identity etc etc), which media you consume (obvious), which job you have (which power structures do you strengthen with it? who benefits from your labor? who do you try to disrupt?).

To say one is "apolitical" is just voicing a preference for the status quo.

To decry something as political is just voicing one's political opposition to the view expressed.


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energy123yesterday at 7:59 PM

That's a pretty depressing worldview. Children playing in the park aren't being political. It's possible to just exist sometimes.

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rationalistyesterday at 7:50 PM

Maybe I just want to eat what tastes good, and not have to worry about how what I chose on the menu is going to support a politician, political party, businessperson, etc.

The "everything is politics" meme is old and annoying.

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