It’s Okay to Give Up on Distraction

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When it was first published a few days ago, the New York Times Election Distractor felt like exactly what it was intended to be: a welcome relief. Today, it feels like it’s mocking me, personally.

I watched the time-lapses of the growing mushrooms and the video of the swans. I did the thing where you type a stressor into a box and then watch the word get engulfed in digital flames. I did not feel…