Maddie Levine-Wolf

And then the threshold is, of like pushing past that, of being like, now I'm stressed out and anxious and sad and demoralized and all those things. So it's a daily struggle for sure, which is taxing.

And then the threshold is, of like pushing past that, of being like, now I'm stressed out and anxious and sad and demoralized and all those things. So it's a daily struggle for sure, which is taxing.

and that's yeah and that's also not even like That's on the front end, right? And so then you have to deal with on the back end of like processing all of that on your own, right? And that is also takes a lot of time and effort. And so, you know, again, like I don't blame people who are like, I don't have time for all that, right?

and that's yeah and that's also not even like That's on the front end, right? And so then you have to deal with on the back end of like processing all of that on your own, right? And that is also takes a lot of time and effort. And so, you know, again, like I don't blame people who are like, I don't have time for all that, right?

Like I have to work and like put food on the table and pay my bills. Like I don't have time to engage with this like crazy culture of information. So again, which I don't think is right because like, You know, we live in a democracy. Well, some people would say we don't, but we do. And, you know, it's important that people are informed in order to vote in certain ways.

Like I have to work and like put food on the table and pay my bills. Like I don't have time to engage with this like crazy culture of information. So again, which I don't think is right because like, You know, we live in a democracy. Well, some people would say we don't, but we do. And, you know, it's important that people are informed in order to vote in certain ways.

So I don't think it's the right path to say, like, well, this is too stressful. I'm not going to engage. But I I get that in a lot of ways. It is it is hard. So.

So I don't think it's the right path to say, like, well, this is too stressful. I'm not going to engage. But I I get that in a lot of ways. It is it is hard. So.

I also wonder, like, when you were growing up, was everything as highly politicized as it is now? Because I also think there's an element of, like, everything, all the information we're presented with, like... it's all feeding someone's political agenda, which makes it really difficult because people like the, the,

I also wonder, like, when you were growing up, was everything as highly politicized as it is now? Because I also think there's an element of, like, everything, all the information we're presented with, like... it's all feeding someone's political agenda, which makes it really difficult because people like the, the,

the idea of truth is even questioned right like there's like actual scientific evidence and data that is that some people think is fake right and so it's like every piece of information is put out there to again feed a political agenda which makes it really really difficult to know like what the truth is because it's not just presented as like the sheer truth it's presented within a

the idea of truth is even questioned right like there's like actual scientific evidence and data that is that some people think is fake right and so it's like every piece of information is put out there to again feed a political agenda which makes it really really difficult to know like what the truth is because it's not just presented as like the sheer truth it's presented within a

political agenda which is just so complicated yeah i wonder if it's like was that different you know 30 years ago or whatever it was 40 years ago you know i i think there were agendas but i don't think

political agenda which is just so complicated yeah i wonder if it's like was that different you know 30 years ago or whatever it was 40 years ago you know i i think there were agendas but i don't think

Yeah, I think that's right. I think it's about finding your own balance of, you know, engaging until a point where it's too much. I think, yeah, I think it's, I think it's really hard and I kind of don't know what the solution is, assuming that this kind of, this, this, culture of our news cycle isn't going anywhere. But, you know, resources, support systems, taking a break. Yeah.

Yeah, I think that's right. I think it's about finding your own balance of, you know, engaging until a point where it's too much. I think, yeah, I think it's, I think it's really hard and I kind of don't know what the solution is, assuming that this kind of, this, this, culture of our news cycle isn't going anywhere. But, you know, resources, support systems, taking a break. Yeah.

Just kind of assessing what feels good to you, but stay engaged. I think that's important in whatever way. I don't think it's, I don't think it's right to just not engage at all. So finding that balance, like you said.

Just kind of assessing what feels good to you, but stay engaged. I think that's important in whatever way. I don't think it's, I don't think it's right to just not engage at all. So finding that balance, like you said.

Um, yeah that's a good question I think for me I think I'm always thinking about what we were kind of talking about earlier the difference between stress and anxiety because for me I think oftentimes those two things are very conflated um and I personally have a hard time um like separating the two.

Um, yeah that's a good question I think for me I think I'm always thinking about what we were kind of talking about earlier the difference between stress and anxiety because for me I think oftentimes those two things are very conflated um and I personally have a hard time um like separating the two.