Why I Stopped Arguing Politics on Social Media

I realized my online rants were toxic, unhealthy, and unhelpful

Therin Alrik
GEN
Published in
5 min readFeb 27, 2019

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PPolitically, I used to be “that guy.” In high school, I competed in public forum debate at the national level, I was outspoken in class on matters of public policy, and I won several thousand dollars in scholarship money for essay contests and public speaking competitions, all of…

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Therin Alrik
GEN
Writer for

I write about culture and personal finance. A creative writer making a living as an insurance adjuster.