Muted a whole bunch of political / upsetting terms. Unfollowed people posting non-stop dread bait. This was crucial to regaining an even keel.

The whole article is worth reading. Lots of good advice for keeping sane during <gestures around> all this. But I especially like the term “dread bait”. It definitely captures the spirit of a certain kind of poster who shares every horror and atrocity seemingly in the hopes that “someone” will Do Something, or rather maybe just engage with their post and make them feel like they’ve Done Something.