Enough with the lower post shaming on DU

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27. I'm probably

one of the newest here.

I understand trolls, bots, disinformation because I've been on twitter since 2009 & I pay attention to things most dont & am pretty good at spotting fake accts and people who portray themselves as something theyre not. So I understand people's leeriness about trolling on here.

I come here mostly to find quick information on what's going on rather than go through a million threads & opinions of the same
subject on twitter. Sometimes I get an urge to post, but generally I don't have the energy to prove myself on here or post long or frequent posts because most of the time I am exhausted by Trump. I'm on information overload, and I already came through an exhausting life event the year prior. On the flip side it's easier to retweet something or type 140 characters. And maybe because I sense people's leeriness I am more reluctant to post.

With that said, I also came here to find a "safe place" because I've got 2 members of my family who are dems, and they are out of state. I'm not sure I'll ever find that. And so I lurk. It's kind of the loneliest, isolating time of my life personally. My husband is sort of apolitical because he thinks all politicians are corrupt.

I think we are all suffering from being more sensitive these days. It's the nature of what this admin is trying to do to us. The propaganda/gaslighting machine. The disinformation that splinters our own party too.

So to you and every person who is feeling a little out on the fringe here, I send a