"breathe, breathe, back to me"

tumblr: constantly be aware of your own privilege. constantly be aware of your capacity of be evil. hey i know you really like that new piece of media but make sure you're aware of all of the problematic elements all the time. hey i noticed you reblogged a post from a designated Bad Person so please make sure you do a thorough background check on everyone you reblog from to make sure they're not bad, otherwise people might get the wrong idea about you. always be aware of everything bad that's happening in the world all the time because silence is violence. i see you not reblogging this post btw. activist burnout is a privilege so be aware of that. xyz people are required to reblog this post. if you're not constantly fighting against designated Bad People you are inherently complicit and therefore a Bad Person.

It is genuinely exhausting to be on the internet anymore because of this. I try to remember to not be so hard on myself but I’m always in that downward spiral of “oh you’re a bad person if you don’t blah blah blah” and its not even something I can wave off as “oh it’s just another compulsion, no one really cares.” Cause it’s every other post on EVERYTHING telling me I’m a horrible person if I ignore what’s going on! I think people need to realize there’s a balance of being aware and not consuming yourself in it. It’s not healthy for anyone to be CONSTANTLY worried about anything. That being said I understand completely how hard it is not to.