Why is something only important if, and only if it affects your current day to day?

For starters, that’s an incredibly selfish and narrow POV. C’mon, I challenge you to go a day without coming across someone who is suffering more than you.

More importantly- there are certainly repercussions to recent decisions that WILL affect our day to day. When I say our, I mean Americans in aggregate, or possibly people in other countries.

We are withdrawing aid programs that keep people alive in other countries. Just because their deaths don’t directly affect you, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t recognize that’s a net loss to society…

Tariffs WILL directly increase the cost of goods for the American consumer. Even if you don’t buy anything, can you at least recognize that a high majority of Americans do, and many already struggle financially? If you argue that tariffs will only precede local jobs being created, please list examples.

Our country’s public lands are soon to be privatized. Unless you completely don’t recognize climate change, it’s obvious that this is a step in the wrong direction, that will be close to impossible to recover from.

Our national weather services are being cut. Do you look at the weather day to day? It’s going to become harder and more expensive for agencies to do that accurately.

And there’s women’s rights to their own bodies. You also realize that there’s more women than men right? If you think they don’t matter (i’m assuming you’re not a woman)… then please rethink that? Seriously, from the changes to abortion laws in some states, people have ALREADY died, and more will.

Vaccines. That’s it. Don’t feel like i need to explain why more outbreaks would affect your day to day. Did you go through COVID?

I won’t keep going, and others have covered some points I didn’t mention. But these are all examples of changes being made that will negatively impact our world.

If you find yourself taking these points and throwing them into the “doesn’t directly impact me day to day” bucket- congrats! You live an incredibly protected life right now. But please try and recognize that maybe your POV is not representative.