I don't think it's right to assume that people who block political online content are doing nothing. Hell, I think it's more likely that people who consume a lot of political content feel that they're doing something when they aren't.

Implying Lemmy is the best/only place to get political news. :/

Some of us come here for fun and get our doom elsewhere.

I tried. Prior to the election i was doing everything possible to change peoples minds. To get people together and ready for what needed to be done. Back then I was "overreacting"

Now that trump is in office we no longer have a winning strategy. People suddenly want to pretend like they care when it's all virtue signalling. Just like climate change, now that its too late to do anything, its ok to acknowledge that it exists.

Doomscrolling can decrease the motivation to act, contribute to anxiety and analysis paralysis.

Banning communities can be helpful to avoid those that fuel doomscrolling rather than action.

This. So many left-leaning folks that I've talked to basically have this attitude, and present it to me like they are winning at life.