Canadian politeness doesn’t help much when democracy is fragile and the world is on fire.

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By: Alice Switocz Goldbloom

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Being human feels harder than it should be. I know it’s always been hard, that people throughout history — even my own parents in Nazi-occupied Poland — have faced things I can’t imagine, that some people’s journeys are harder than anything I’ll ever know.

But right now? Right now, being human has a particular weight.

You have to care about everything — climate change, democracy, wars on three continents, the economy, AI’s impact on all of us, your friend’s cancer, your bad relationship with your sister, your children’s lives and life choices — but not so much that you’re exhausting to be around.

You have to stay informed, but not at midnight, when it will keep you awake. You have to have opinions, but in some cases keep them to yourself. Be passionate, but not radical. Be certain, but always willing to change your mind.

You have to be on social........

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