something that i'd felt for a long time but couldn't articulate until listening to coates is that perhaps *every* invitation to the white house is a repression tactic.

the "invitation" to "conversation" in the white house was a threat. it was an attempt to suppress his voice, his even mild criticisms. a repression tactic.

this isn't it's like your boss calling you to talk editing, or some random person in the comments saying they hate your writing. this was "the leader of the free world," a person with access to nuclear codes, a person that could wreak havoc globally. and did.

One way to avoid burnout is to slow down your information consumption.

How can you satisfy your need for connection and community without consuming to-the-minute breaking news?

Switching from Twitter? Maybe a change of habits.

Schedule your Bluesky time. Try 5 times a day instead of 50, or 500.