I've written a piece on leaving the USA after the recent elections, and I wanted to get into more detail as you have here, but it would have turned it into a book. So well done Chris! Glad you wrote it!

But this highlighted line hits the nail on the head about the bizarre emotional whiplash of the modern internet era.

It’s not just the sheer volume of outrage but how fast it spreads, often without context or nuance.

Your point about people ignoring real-world issues in their immediate vicinity while pouring energy into faraway conflicts is painfully accurate.

It’s a weird kind of escapism wrapped in activism.

How often do we scroll past a homeless person only to retweet a story about injustice halfway across the globe?

Thanks for sharing such a grounded and much-needed perspective!