I still think this and I try to keep it in mind even while 80% of my feed is people expressing outrage and vitriol at anyone who isn’t wholeheartedly promoting some specific opinion about the best path forward for the world
I don’t think it needs saying but being surrounded by constant negativity - especially anger about the state of the world - is terrible for anyone’s mental health.
It’s okay to mute words or not follow certain feeds or people. You have no obligation to engage in something if you don’t want to.
+if it's not helpful! I know lots of folks who feel like it's important somehow to witness this stuff, and it can be. But if it reaches a point where all it's doing is stopping you from being able to show up for your community by making you miserable, it's OK - imperative, even - to take a breather.