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When Twitter political activism damages intimate relationships

My spouse spends hours arguing with strangers on Twitter about politics and comes to bed wired and angry every night and when I ask them to stop they say I don't understand how important it is to 'fight fascism' but I think they're just addicted to conflict and our relationship is suffering.

Laozi
Online
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

One partner's compulsive engagement with political conflict online creating distance and tension in the primary relationship.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Twitter and X — the politics of outrage?”

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