Doesn't it just get frustrating and boring to have politics as a hobby/passion?

For me, it's annoying and really is pointless. I need to know the level to where I don't live under a rock but beyond that it seems that being too educated politically only hurts my social skills. People don't give a shit about it or those that do hate if you argue them and don't agree with them. What the fuck was the point of learning it all then?

Whether this shill or that shill is in charge, I will just adapt and find a way not to perish.

The point of politics is the desperate attempt to save democracy.

Apparently, democracy doesnt work if people are incapable of voting in a good president and keeping him in check. Americans are most definitely incapable of voting in a good president.

Of course, I was never for democracy. Dictatorship, kingdom and monarchy seem so much better.

Or a desperate attempt to save Democrats.

Honestly, it can be a lot of fun if you're the one in charge. It's like a game, but with every move you're making a real difference that will change people's lives.

However, what caused me to leave was too many psychopaths and opportunists playing with stacked decks.

There's so many hucksters working as "political marketers" and some close friends of mine got hurt by them. idk, it's a pretty toxic environment.

But if you're in charge of a campaign, it's actually a lot of fun. You're basically solving puzzles all day and you and your opponents are basically competing for victory on the ideological battleground (as they call it). You have to determine which methods will work the best with what little money you've got, and which messaging will land the best, etc.

The other reason I left is because I knew that, if I continued, I'd have to cross lines I didn't want to cross, mainly helping people get elected and bills passed that I did not personally support. I just couldn't do that.

But I really do miss it, to be honest. It was quite a ride.

We should have a new political party that would attract centrist Republicans and Democrats. It could be called The Rational Madmen Party.

That is professional politics, I meant hobbying it, as in regularly keeping up with it beyond the basic news level just for the sake of it.

Oh. I like learning about it, too. But I don't believe most of what I read in the news anyways. It's just fun to keep up with. All the drama is entertaining, ya know?

Plus all my friends and family are ultra-political, so it keeps my friendships alive and allows us to discuss things deeply. Otherwise we wouldn't have much to talk about, tbh.

These days I've been having fun with Quillbot's custom rephrasing tool to read rewritten news stories in different biased slants. It's entertaining lol.

i think the healthiest way to hobby politically, is to keep abreast of the major topics in the news, and how it fits into your world view. and have a few well developed ideas on political topics that interest you, so that you can contribute to public discourse in a way that you desire. getting stuck nonstop watching cable news for the latest details isn't healthy, but doing it a little can be fun and healthy. being a tool that picks fights all the time isn't healthy, but learning when to pick a fight is healthy and educated individuals should be able to do so when the time is right. 

I think it helps to not take it so seriously when you know most of politics is really just manufactured entertainment.

I agree. I love discussing ideas, hate discussing current events.

Most passions/hobbies grow boring after a while. This is the Burnout stage and the biggest plateau because people stagnate. It takes willpower to overcome it. 

Frankly, I’m bored of all the Pro-Life/Pro-Choice, Religion/Atheism, and Transgender debates. There’s nothing remotely interesting about these same repetitive subjects. 

Where are the interesting topics at? Let’s talk about Race, Sci-Fi, Movies, Capitalism, Socialism, Dictatorship, Anarchy. I like the thrill of genuinely researching fascinating topics that are actually intellectually stimulating. 

Not this boring shit that everyone likes to talk about. If I see one more post about gender discourse, sexuality, abortion, or religion. I’ll go insane.