@calizaybak.bsky.social: I think it's just the stakes are so high that anything negative is a real kick in the fears and that manifests quickly regardless of realities?

We have our first post-debate poll. projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-trump-...

lol, lmao

Like what are we even doing here

I think it's just the stakes are so high that anything negative is a real kick in the fears and that manifests quickly regardless of realities?

that's a...charitable way of explaining it, but sort of yeah.

also his performance was objectively awful. It might be that nobody gives a shit in the end, and he wins, but that’s also a bit grim (but much better than the alternative).

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