At first glance this tweet seems to say that its author wishes he didn't want to be involved with these people in any manner, that their thoughts are a net negative on his life. However, when you look at the attached image and the highlighted word "Kavanaugh" in all the selected tweets, it becomes clear that these tweets have been searched out rather than forced to be viewed. What exactly does that mean? That there is obviously some desire - even if it is solely for this tweet - for those peoples' ideas to be observed. Kantbot's point about it being tiring to see what random people think about a political topic is definitely accurate, which is partially why I have taken to blocking most pundits and turning off retweets/muting anybody who interacts with anybody I find annoying or trite. This sort of behavior can be extended to real life, where you simply remove yourself from any topic of discussion you have an expertise in and instead focus on subjects you have ...
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