The elephant in the room · Creator Boost Tribe

The elephant in the room

I’ve been struggling with something lately. I don’t have any desire to stir up a debate about politics but I feel it has been hanging over my channel. Like me, I’m sure many (at least here in the US) are afraid of mentioning it for fear of losing many of our subscribers, but never in my 69 years have I seen so much division in this country. I feel like something very deep and dark is brewing. I have friends and family I talk with who are stressed and scared. I have a daughter, married to a wonderful man who works for the US State Department and with five young grandkids, that are fearful that even with his years of exemplary service and his fluency in many languages who could find himself out of work.

I feel uncomfortable trying to put on a happy face and promote a product or just try to be entertaining, without addressing those fears. And frankly, I have had less engagement with my videos lately. Could it be due to that tension (either my own or from the viewers)?

Again without debates, do any of you struggle with similar issues?

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