> What's something in your country that genuinely scares you?

I live in the US and this last election cycle genuinely scares me.

It's not specifically that Donald Trump won... But more the apparent apathy from a substantial chunk of the country.

Something like 40% of the electorate just didn't bother to vote.

And now, after the election, we're seeing stories about folks discovering what tariffs are.

And I'm just having a hard time wrapping my head around that level of apathy. I mean - I'm a nonbinary queer weirdo so I've clearly got issues with the Republican platform - but that's not even what I'm talking about. Trump is proposing policies that would have a substantial financial impact on most folks in the US... And apparently something like half the population just doesn't care enough to vote?

I don't like dealing with politics. I don't find this stuff fun or interesting. I've got tons of things I'd rather be doing with my time. But I'm not rich-enough to just throw my money away, so I'm going to take a couple hours to figure out which candidate is actually going to be the best for my finances.

And, apparently, something like half this country just doesn't care.

There's so many big f*****g problems in the world... And this last election cycle is going to be felt around the world for years to come... And folks just don't care?

How do you possibly fix anything if people can't be bothered to even show up to vote? If they can't spend an hour or two looking at actual policies and positions? If the best we can possibly hope for is that maybe folks will just vote for their team? If even something as real and immediate as your own pocketbook isn't enough to motivate people?