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[minor effort]

I truly resent the fact that I’m forced to think about the host of the reality TV program “The Apprentice” several times daily, and treat him like a serious topic.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

I think, at most.... four?

That was like February before the Russia stuff really went into insanity mode

 

[acheron_xl]

None, and it's rotting me from the inside out.

 

[Retro]

Not enough, if I've had any at all. After the election I pretty much spend a week unplugged, mostly just reading. That was probably the last time I was able to ignore it for at least a little while (and that was largely because there was hope of some evidence about tampering or fraud coming to light and changing things).

On one hand, I want Mueller to take his time and build a concrete case that ensures Trump spends the rest of his life in a shitty cement box and his mindless base can't refute and start an uprising over (which they will anyway). On the other hand, I've had anxiety attacks over this shit and the sooner he's gone the better.

 

[Killer Queen]

It depends on when I browse Off Topic.

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[minor effort]

I’ve been off all cable news, TV political comedy, and just most TV altogether since the end of last year.

Trump is inescapable but it’s easier to read about his antics than to constantly have to hear his voice on TV.

 

[The God]

Lots

i have bigger problems than trump. I feel for those negatively affected by his presidency tho.

 

[lastplayed]

Lots, but I'm not American so don't worry about it much.

 

[Brandon F]

Spent too much time in OT, but I do read the news every morning and often check throughout the day, so I keep pretty informed(not cable though).

And yes, not a single day has passed that I don't feel miserable about the situation.

 

[Kirye]

As long as I don't go into the off topic section or YouTube I can avoid Trump.

So I've had a couple of non-Trump days?

 

[foxuzamaki]

When Breath of the Wild came out on March 3rd, I spent two weeks off from work, wandering around the ruins of Hyrule. I was online for less than 20 minutes per day during that time period, mostly to check-in with friends/family. Zero TV. Zero radio.

It was an amazing vacation. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the experience, the departure from the real world was mentally and emotionally reparative.

Yup this was it, BOTW took my mind off the real world for a good few weeks there, in that time, I was at peace

 

[superdeluxe]

None, I'm actively part of the resistance. It would be a disservice to friends, family and future generations including my children.

 

[solomon]

None, the second I wake up my mom fills me in, my twitter/youtube/gaf are constantly reminding me, and a couple of my friends are conservative/libertarian ( low key a couple alt right), who bring him up once in a while, I'm never at peace

 

[whyamihere]

Zero

I've never hated any living human being as much and he's been constantly weighing on my mind since the primaries.

.

 

[CazTGG]

I'm not even from America and I can't say more than one with any confidence...and even then, i'm sure i'm forgetting something since he occupies the news here in Canada 24/7.

It's been barely half a year.

 

[BigDug13]

I try to catch Colbert, Bee, and Seth Meyers clips on YouTube on the regular so if there was some point all of them were on break and we didn't have any Trump topics on Neogaf....

So none really.

 

[Robot Carnival]

a big fat 0. my work takes me into the mountains every few days and even then I still wake up remembering we have an orange turd for leader. I hate this so so much.

 

[TAJ]

Only one day, during a period when I was working 20 hours a day for four days straight.

 

[Opto]

I always check twitter so

 

[Gaz_RB]

I just don't care anymore. The President and the government in general has lost any sort of meaning to me.

 

[Linkark07]

Only way I would have a Trump Free day is if I didn't enter Off-Topic.

 

[Drkirby]

A few Saturdays when he is just golfing and not running his mouth.

 

[Morts]

Five glorious, internet-free days in Mexico. I tried to schedule it so I was out of the country Independence Day but I was off by a couple days.

It really is affecting my stress levels, productivity, and sleep.

 

[Baconmonk]

I went to Japan for a week back in the spring. It was a short trip, and I really tried to get the most out of my time. Between gps, Googling local stuff, calling home, seeing the sights, I didn't browse any of my normal websites or even Gaf for that matter so I fell pretty far behind in the news.

The second I walk into JFK airport on American soil they have the orange fucker on a screen making horrible loud noises with his mouth.

I really, really preferred Japan.

 

[Galactic Barret]

Brosky, I wake up with tears in my eyes, a throbbing headache, and temporary blindness.

Shit, I no longer get morning wood because of Trump.

 

[HabeeNo]

Zero thanks to TV, Twitter & GAF

 

[BashNasty]

While I'm fully aware that Trump is terrible for my country, and I suppose there aren't many days that go buy where I don't see some mention of him, it doesn't weigh on me all that much.

I just keep living and enjoying my life. I'm about to go on a weeklong cabin trip up north, and nothing that's going on in Washington is going to stop me from enjoying that. While I'm aware that we as a country cannot become complacent, I do think that overly dramatic people, like the OP, should take a step back and not let one asshole impact their life so much.

 

[TaterTots]

Only when I avoid GAF. It's a peaceful time.

 

[How About No]

Doesn't matter, any shit he did on days I miss get compounded with the next day

 

[Dominator]

I barely think about it unless I see something about him, so, very often. I don't watch the news, I basically only see things from the OT section here on GAF.

 

[Fancyarcher]

Zero days & zero nights. I can't get him out of my mind for fuck-sakes.

 

[Cindro]

I got drunk and passed out a couple times this year. Does that count?

 

[airmangataosenai]

Zero.

Yeah.

Face it guys, he owns our attention until hes removed from office.

 

[cr0w]

I usually shit my pants within 30 seconds of waking up and remembering who my president is. I've spent all my parents' savings on Tide Pods.

 

[Gattsu25]

I thought about this and I think it's zero.

It's a nightmare.

 

[God Dayumm]

As long as I continue to browse GAF, I will never be Trump Free.

Hah, same. But it's good that he is always under scrutiny

 

[chadderbox77]

Zero

I've never hated any living human being as much and he's been constantly weighing on my mind since the primaries.

This. It's like a never ending episode of the twilight zone. But real. Every day something else happens that tops the day before. It's unbelievable.

 

[Finalizer]

Every day is harder then the last and i can't stop crying. This is so much worse then i thought it could get, this is so bad.

As terrible as Trump is, things could be a lot worse. Imagine if Trump were actually competent at his job while still being incredibly evil. We're quite lucky that the current administration is generally ineffective due to incompetence and congress is paralyzed by republican infighting. Not a good situation by any means, but still far from the worst.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

One major thing on my bucket list is to walk the Camino De Santiago. It takes about 30-35 days to walk it as it's 500 days, a pilgrimage around Spain. I think about doing this every day just to avoid this nightmare. Maybe when I came back Trump would no longer President or be dead.

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

As long as I keep reading this forum there won't be any Trump free days.

This, pretty much. Speaking as a non-American. Just reading the thread title on the OT page alone makes me want to punch something.

 

[Conciliator]

I can't look away

I'm obsessed

i take full responsibility

 

[TetraGenesis]

There are rare days when I can almost forget... but then I feel so fucking guilty I can't stand it.

 

[toneroni]

When Breath of the Wild came out on March 3rd, I spent two weeks off from work, wandering around the ruins of Hyrule. I was online for less than 20 minutes per day during that time period, mostly to check-in with friends/family. Zero TV. Zero radio.

It was an amazing vacation. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the experience, the departure from the real world was mentally and emotionally reparative.

Sounds awesome.

And yes, avoiding news, FB and Gaf OT helps.
Too bad I can't help it when I usually only have 1 hand free due to baby feeding or baby holding etc

 

[Speely]

Zero. It will continue to be zero until he is no longer our President.

 

[bigosc2k]

2 weeks because I was in Mexico.

 

[cress2000]

Every day is harder then the last and i can't stop crying. This is so much worse then i thought it could get, this is so bad.

Yeah, it's insanely stressful. I have been trying meditation to try and ease the stress and help me be more functional in general, but the daily news cycle often feels like it resets the small amounts of progress I make.

 

[L176]

I'm Finnish and even I haven't had a Trump-free-day since maybe september last year.

 

[Spinifex]

When Breath of the Wild came out on March 3rd, I spent two weeks off from work, wandering around the ruins of Hyrule. I was online for less than 20 minutes per day during that time period, mostly to check-in with friends/family. Zero TV. Zero radio.

It was an amazing vacation. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the experience, the departure from the real world was mentally and emotionally reparative.

This is me. Breath of the Wild was my life for about 2 weeks, it was nice not having to deal with the world.

 

[InfiniteCombo]

Many.

I just don't think about it and go about my business, and enjoy my life.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

The constant obsession with Trump on GAF has allowed me to train an extremely advanced filter that automatically ignores all references to Trump. When I don't want to think about Trump, I just switch the filter on and ignore everything Trump related and have a normal day at work or wherever.