I'm always loathe to assume everyone else thinks like me, especially lately when it seems that I'm really out of step with what's going on around me, but just food for thought: I don't know if it's COVID, or change of seasons, or the rest of the shitshow that is national and world politics/culture/social events, but I know I've actually made conscious efforts to stay away from media and screens. I purposefully made a point of being outside this weekend. I was sore - my back and neck hurt yesterday - and wanted to watch the NASCAR race, but even then I decided I was going to be outside. So I mowed/mulched the yard and did some edging.
I don't even put on CNN or any cable news at all. I watch local news only to get weather and local events. I largely turn off when it switches to the national coverage (though about twice a week I will tune in to Lester Holt to see what's what; I also watched the Special Reporting when the President went into Walter Reed).
I was (I believe, wrongfully) banned from another site I visit, and honestly, it's like a breath of fresh air. There's too much going on, too much to ACTUALLY worry about, that might impact the health of my family, or my job or paying the bills that I don't need the drama of someone's petty and partisan opinion on the way the world - or their little corner of it - ought to be. Not saying that's what's what here, but you never know. A break away, a little perspective, is a wonderful and fascinating thing.