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Comment by jjcon | Hacker News Reader

The last few times I’ve been to reddit /r/all was just full of news about Donald Trump. As someone that doesn’t really get current American politics I’m just so confused at how people don’t get tired of it. Like I get it, fill the front page for a few days in 2016... but its like every day... all the time... I just want cute pictures of cats... can’t we just have 1 happy place.

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Why not make an account and subscribe to whatever you find interesting? Then just avoid /r/all

I suppose I could, seeing the community via /r/all doesn’t really make me want to get invested though. Maybe I’m missing out on some gems but I’ve got plenty of things to keep my attention as it is.

> Maybe I’m missing out on some gems

Trust me, you're not

I live in America and trust me we are pretty fucking tired of it too.

The thing is, politics in the US is basically just another reality TV show. This has never been more evident than when we elected a reality tv "star" to the highest office in the land.

It's been like that since 2016. People are thoroughly sick of it but those people are downvoted into the hundreds and don't get a voice.

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You can subscribe/unsubscribe from subs on the main page when logged in. If you want to block subs from appearing on r/all, you can with Reddit Gold or an extension.

>You can subscribe/unsubscribe from subs, as you know! You need Reddit Gold for it, but it's possible.

What? In this a recent thing or something for new accounts? I can subscribe/unsubscribe just fine.

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