Opinion originally published in June, 2024 I have noted before that when some people experience boredom, they turn to politics to find relief. This often starts innocently enough, as people with too much time on their hands usually want to improve the lives of those around them. For example, Custer County is blessed with a robust non-profit environment, with dozens of organizations staffed with volunteers. But sometimes, instead of helping improve through volunteering, people decide to ātake upā politics as a hobby. The problem is not that people want to help improve the human condition; rather, they fail to realize that the medium in which they engage in politics is not conducive to finding solutions but rather whipping up anger to grab attention and money.…