In my bubble it seems like there should be constant political conflict in everyday life - which just seems impractical.
In your daily life, how much influence do current events regarding the elections have and how often do people talk or argue about it?
Having both conservative and progressive friends myself, I sometimes find out that people assume I'm on their side, and are a bit deer-in-the-headlights when they find out I'm not.
I think the nastiness online is so bad that most (not all) people have figured out it is unwise to be having an in-person conversation about it unless everyone's on the same side, because it could get out of hand very quickly.
All of this mostly amounts to "everyone stays in their bubble", of course, which likely makes it all worse.
Generally a persons friend group are all on the same side
In the workplace there are mixed opinions obviously. Depending on if it’s a liberal or conservative company , the majority may make mild discussion about various things, and the minority will keep quiet to not make a fuss
I think the big deal is we've all known each other a long time and have things we like about each other that aren't politics related, so we pretty self selectively don't discuss highly political stuff very often, and if we do we're able to separate it from our other perceptions of each other.
I will admit, I doubt this experience is typical in 2021 USA.
This is very interesting for us europeans i think, since a lot of arguments and political movements spill over. At least it is that way in germany in my experience.