Trump. It’s almost all you see here and elsewhere. And that is a problem.
No narcissist has ever got such coverage.
A New York Times reporter tried to go a week without Trump, but could not escape:
The new president doesn’t simply dominate national and political news. During my week of attempted Trump abstinence, I noticed something deeper: He has taken up semipermanent residence on every outlet of any kind, political or not. He is no longer just the message. In many cases, he has become the medium, the ether through which all other stories flow.
snip
Even when I found non-Trump news, though, much of it was interleaved with Trump news, so the overall effect was something like trying to bite into a fruit-and-nut cake without getting any fruit or nuts.
It wasn’t just news. Mr. Trump’s presence looms over much more.
snip
But it is likely that no living person in history has ever been as famous as Mr. Trump is right now.
snip
On most days, Mr. Trump is 90 percent of the news on my Twitter and Facebook feeds, and probably yours, too. But he’s not 90 percent of what’s important in the world.
snip
There’s no easy way out of this fix. But as big as Mr. Trump is, he’s not everything — and it’d be nice to find a way for the media ecosystem to recognize that.
NY Times: I Ignored Trump News for a Week. Here’s What I Learned.
There are many examples in the article.
And this post is at least indirectly about Trump.
My point is that we need to create Trump-free zones in our lives. Trump is a sickness. His gaslighting and dysfunction make others sick.
Yes, we must fight policies.
But we strengthen Trump when all we do is talk about him.
We can make a better future. People need hope, not Trump.
We need to give ourselves and others hope.
Carve out some Trump-free zones and time in your life.
For me, it means reading Daily Kos less (until it is not mostly Trump).
Don’t read every Facebook post or tweet. Trump will say or do multiple outrageous things every day. We know he is evil. Don’t play reality TV President.
Fight back, but don’t feed the monster. Winning depends on it, as well as your own mental health and happiness.
Update I: From Torta in the comments (his friend said this).
“He is not entitled to take up any more space in my head than I give him. I’m focusing on specific actions I can actually take, as an activist, and then letting the rest go.”