I’m a regular guy, I’m about 23 years old, I work at a job with a flexible schedule, the job is more or less acceptable, although sometimes it’s very annoying because of the extra repairs. Lately, I’ve been really wanting to go to festivals with cosplayers and stuff, but time is tight, and because of AI and data centers, there is even less time than there could be. And I never even went on a date, I constantly postponed everything for later, and now it seems to me that everything is lost.
Calling your reps is doing something. It’s the bare minimum, and by no means enough, but it’s the first step everyone should take when they feel strongly about something. Constituent Services offices (the staffers you’ll talk to) absolutely track every call and they make a specific note about what you called for. This is one of the few ways to put pressure on our elected officials without being a billionaire. Again, it’s the bare minimum amount of engagement and won’t solve anything on its own, but it’s one of the tools in our toolbox. Please don’t discourage folks from calling their reps.
thank you. was like what with adding that to the others although I have no idea what buying badges means.
I honestly have never called a rep, I have no idea what I’d say, except I hate them all and everything they’re doing. Is that helpful? Not really
It’s super easy, you say whatever you want to say. For example: if there’s a bill you want your rep to vote no on, tell them that. If there’s a set of issues you want them to change their stance on, tell them that. These calls usually don’t last more than a minute, and it’s not really a conversation, it’s just you telling them what you want. I realize it can be a bit daunting, but it’s what they’re there for.
I’ll have to look into it. I live in one of the reddest states so it’s not like it’ll help anything at all. But at least this year i’ll vote in midterms too (I never have done that before, didn’t really know what they were. It still won’t make a difference in MAGA land though. we can try).
There was an AI datacenter trying to get in here, all the people voted no, the politician still got bought off and it’s coming anyway. Literally no one here wants this shit. Politicians are garbage.