One thing I'm glad I quit doing.

I'm glad I quit arguing with people online over things, especially politics. I am still a very political person who writes and talks about issues pertaining to social justice and politics both online and offline, but arguing with right wingers in random comment sections was hurting my mental health. It was when I truly started to listen to the perspectives of those in marginalized communities apart from my own, started challenging my own internal biases, and began to read more books about social justice issues and politics that I began to grow as a person. Arguing with people online may seem like a good thing to do in the moment, but in the long run it doesn't really get you anywhere. All it does is make you feel as though your thoughts and opinions are worthless. Even when you provide the person you are arguing with with facts, they will ignore those facts. Arguing with people constantly can make life quite miserable for both yourself and the people around you. Doing that can make it harder for you to actually hold a conversation about important topics in real life as well.