I don't happen to care about the economy right now- since they've literally put my life, as a disabled trans person, in danger- from multiple angles.

All it cost us was the country becoming more racist, and eugenics of the elderly, disabled people, and trans people (including legal transphobia now) and priming the country to be handed over to an even more far-right, tr*mp-aligned government.

Voting isn’t about signaling! It’s not about finding shared interests, it’s not about finding your group, and your group is *not represented* if the candidate who shares your views loses the election.

Voting is about winning.

If you’re looking for friends join a book club or something!

Yep- it's both untrue, and wouldn't for a second lessen the police brutality in the first place either.

(As in- vote *AS WELL AS* grassroot movements/activism/whatever good you can do. Not voting is still functionally a vote- just one that'll often benefit the worst possible option, instead of the least bad. Disenfranchisement is only neutral when fascists do nothing- but they do. That's the problem.)

(This isn't an *endorsement* or encouragement for not voting, by the way- this is a *direct criticism* of that mentality.
Just wanted to be crystal clear, since a lot of people have been misinterpreting me recently online, rightly or wrongly.)

You're just describing what the US government is doing right now without the need for AI.