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SARose

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4. Personally

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Mar 26, 2025, 03:12 PM

Mar 26

There are days I closet myself with a book. No internet no news no tv.

This whole mess gets to be too much. Then I come here for just a peek, read some awesome analysis or interesting news tidbit and I’m hooked again! 😂

During Trump’s first term I found myself compulsively checking the news - nope not anymore.

Most days I just don’t care. Let the red hats have what they voted for. But you know what? Jokes on them. These rural folks are gonna hurt wayyyy more than the people they hate.

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It seems to me like traffic is low on DU [View all] senseandsensibility Mar 26 OP

Maybe people already have Trump Exhaustion leftstreet Mar 26 #1

This is real. I've got a bad case. NewHendoLib Mar 26 #10

That's where I'm at now. llmart Mar 26 #43

same here, I've foregone ALL TV and Radio News. My contempt for the media is in competition for the level of contempt msfiddlestix Mar 26 #85

Low traffic... homegirl Mar 26 #49

Signalgate may be making folks more paranoid than "usual." Bmoboy Mar 26 #2

This is not big brother newdeal2 Mar 26 #7

If people in the Intelligence business can be hacked ... Bmoboy Mar 26 #21

If you're referring to the Signal mess newdeal2 Mar 26 #22

Except a few days before the Russians DownriverDem Mar 26 #30

People might be hiking, gardening etc. SheltieLover Mar 26 #3

Good for them! senseandsensibility Mar 26 #6

Nice! SheltieLover Mar 26 #9

I'm doing that plus enjoying our new grandson! NewHendoLib Mar 26 #11

Good for you, NHL! SheltieLover Mar 26 #14

Congrats to you and your family unc70 Mar 26 #27

It's the beginning of weed season here in the Piedmont. I don't call it gardening. 58Sunliner Mar 26 #41

Piedmont, CA? senseandsensibility Mar 26 #82

No, although, I used to live there. I refer to the Piedmont in Virginia. 58Sunliner Mar 27 #86

Personally SARose Mar 26 #4

Lol...you should join MIRT. sheshe2 Mar 26 #5

Good One, Sheshe! ProfessorGAC Mar 26 #50

Why, thank you ProfessorGAC! sheshe2 Mar 26 #56

It's Spring Break for a lot of schools. bif Mar 26 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 26 #12

Welcome to DU senseandsensibility Mar 26 #13

Even 538 dropped mercuryblues Mar 26 #15

538 no longer exists Wiz Imp Mar 26 #61

Rasmussen? Mr. Evil Mar 26 #16

Hopefully you can find someone Keepthesoulalive Mar 26 #17

FWIW, traffic is up over previous levels EarlG Mar 26 #18

Truth Bmoboy Mar 26 #23

I am very glad to hear that senseandsensibility Mar 26 #31

Here's To That Being The Bulk Of What We've Noticed! MayReasonRule Mar 26 #47

That's what I thought. multigraincracker Mar 26 #62

I find myself spending more time of BlueSky these days. intheflow Mar 26 #19

Thanks for your honesty senseandsensibility Mar 26 #29

Sadly I just read a thread where a newby got hides for questionseverything Mar 26 #37

That's not what happened. The many hides resulted from their trashing of Jasmine Crockett Ocelot II Mar 26 #55

Actually this makes the point, I can't debate you because questionseverything Mar 26 #57

I Too... MayReasonRule Mar 26 #46

Post removed Post removed Mar 26 #71

Trafffic in good news is low. Traffic in bad news is unavoidable. Thus, a lot of us who tire of bad news Ping Tung Mar 26 #20

Thank you for your post. nt AnotherMother4Peace Mar 26 #24

Thanks for this post, my friend. calimary Mar 26 #25

Well, it is Wednesday. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 26 #26

Keep hope alive! H2O Man Mar 26 #28

I'm just not surprised anymore. Beck23 Mar 26 #32

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 26 #33

Love it senseandsensibility Mar 26 #35

Thanks for your comment about CNN hvn_nbr_2 Mar 26 #34

I find that when it comes to serious foreign policy senseandsensibility Mar 26 #36

My take...... LilElf70 Mar 26 #38

Rec. I noticed the same. Drastic drop-off after the election. 58Sunliner Mar 26 #39

Where I live the weather is great. Supposed to be 85 in Kansas tomorrow Bengus81 Mar 26 #40

Staying with my sister for a few days markodochartaigh Mar 26 #42

Well, you are right that trump is a symptom senseandsensibility Mar 26 #80

I've Noticed The Same Thing MayReasonRule Mar 26 #44

There's way too much redundancy on DU....too many doom and gloom posts Wanderlust988 Mar 26 #45

And it's like no one checks to see if something is already posted. bif Mar 26 #48

Except... ProfessorGAC Mar 26 #53

The sites traffic could be up with out people posting questionseverything Mar 26 #60

If You Say So ProfessorGAC Mar 26 #70

Post # 68 explains it better than I did questionseverything Mar 26 #75

There's a difference between traffic and engagement... Violet_Crumble Mar 26 #68

I Enjoy Bouncing Between DU And Blue Sky MayReasonRule Mar 26 #81

A couple of work weeks from hell here. DFW Mar 26 #51

Everyday it's just doom scrolling, no fault of anyone on here, just the way it is. I don't see much hope left. OverBurn Mar 26 #52

Am still cleaning up from hurricane Helene, and at 77, it's going slowly. Also am allegorical oracle Mar 26 #54

Yes it would be nice senseandsensibility Mar 26 #64

Thank you very much. Get pretty low some days. allegorical oracle Mar 26 #74

Could it be Bluesky? MuseRider Mar 26 #58

Tax season - it's getting to be crunch time for the procrastinators, like me progree Mar 26 #59

DU has been really slow and glitchy. Not fun to use. nt SunSeeker Mar 26 #63

Yes. It's sometimes taken me several minutes to post an OP or reply after it's written. highplainsdem Mar 26 #78

Trump Exhaustion here.. Permanut Mar 26 #65

I was just thinking of how many fewer comments I make than I used to, relying on rec and bookmarks. mahina Mar 26 #66

That's a great perspective, mahina! senseandsensibility Mar 26 #67

Maybe because DU seems to be the place where hope comes to die. elocs Mar 26 #69

How do you know? Meowmee Mar 26 #72

I am myself exhausted.. I think we are all exhausted.. I feel like we have been chasing a group Peacetrain Mar 26 #73

They have all the power and they know it Meowmee Mar 26 #77

I've given myself a social media curfew of 5pm weekdays and abstaining on weekends. Basso8vb Mar 26 #76

Yes, limits are important senseandsensibility Mar 26 #79

With 95 rec's, you just proved yourself wrong. usonian Mar 26 #83

I know I'm here a lot less ... Raine Mar 26 #84