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How to stay more informed when there is so much censorship? (r.50501.chat)

submitted 1 day ago by FiftyFiftyOne to c/Mirror

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Hey, y’all. I’ve been working a lot to try and stay more informed but it has been getting increasingly difficult to find any reliable information. I’ve been using sources from here and their links, scrolling through and reading various news articles, along with fact checking social media posts that I see (such as reading proposed/passed bills, reading news coverage, etc).

But even with that I realised just how little I knew when I was at 4/19 and how little I could find aside from local coverage and such (which is even more difficult to do considering I’m from a small middle of nowhere town). I’m aware that I can’t know everything at anytime all at once since it’s just one thing after the other, but even with topics I felt like I was more informed on, such as trans rights, I just didn’t know a lot.

I feel like I need to know more and know more about what I can do since I won’t be able to attended May 1st since I will be in school (I’m 17) and they’ve already gotten upset with me and threatened legal action against me over missing a couple classes along with testing starting. I just want to know how I can learn more and be more informed, especially since I’ve started deleting a lot of my social media.

And on a side note, I don’t know how to properly mange how much I should be informing myself/managing the information I learn since I often end up doing so and leading myself to spiralling and such.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Originally Posted By u/TwoCrowsForMirth At 2025-04-27 11:40:14 AM | Source

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

I really like this comment in the Source:

u/SwollenPomegranate 3h ago

Take some information from mainstream media, some from social media, and some from podcasts that you think make sense.

Don't skip class May 1. Do talk to your friends at school about what's going on in the world. Talk to family if you can do so without starting a fight.

We older folks appreciate your concern, but want you to know that the time is coming when you WILL be able to be more active, and this fight will be going on a long, long time. (sadly) Being well informed is actually a huge part of activism, allowing you to talk confidently and convincingly about your positions.

Always remember to try to stay optimistic even against formidable odds. Why? Because without optimism, it's hard to effect change, it's hard to stay motivated. So when you find yourself starting to spiral down, say to yourself: Stay Optimistic.