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I (23M) texted my mother (47F) and father (47M) saying that I want to quit my job at an auto shop because my boss (46M) has been getting more into my privacy and I was just on my phone writing a comment to another person on Snoop Dogg's post that was easily interpreted as political, and my boss was peeking in asking me if I was blogging as I was writing a comment during my walk-in to work. My mother told me not to be bothered by him and to just say "that's private [name]," and I told her it was basically about a comment I just wrote on Snoop Dogg's post and he was just asking me nosy questions. My mom said, "maybe he's being friendly." I can't say no to him, he always gets bothered when I'm political even in private but he is actively political too, a very conservative anti-Democrat type. My mom said not to let it upset me and that maybe he's just trying to socialize with me. I told her I regret ever following my personal pages on the TikTok business page (from my shop on the work phone), and that while my boss doesn't really mind, it's getting on my nerves now. My mom said, "Then unfollow those so he doesn't see. Keep work [life] and personal [life] separate."

My dad said something similar, saying, "It's ok, he's [a] good guy, don't trip." He agreed that I should stay away from politics, but he just made a huge meme out of an overused Mitch McConnell joke that even nonpolitical pages use. My mom is actively political, and so is my boss, so it's hard for me to distance myself from politics. Plus, the vast majority of my followers on my TikTok pages are really that highly into politics.
Most of my family and the people around me hate or at least dislike Joe Biden. I'm not a fan of him either, but unlike most, I sympathize with Biden supporters.

Morality is a subject that triggers some people, I presume because they are susceptible to being called immoral. For me, morality is built upon some assumptions about fundamental values and behaviors which define "right" and "wrong." It was taught to me by my elders when I was a young boy and it hasn't changed as I've gotten older. I do not have the privilege of adapting morality so that it is convenient for my life, and morality may be quite inconvenient at times. And in a system of morals, as I understand morals, the answer to the question is almost never "it depends."

Most religions have an inherent code of morality, though not all religious people either accept or follow the code. And a person need not have a religion to be a moral person. Some religious adherents apply the code in a way that defies the teachings of the religion (e. g., the Westboro Baptist Church protests at military funerals) and those who are not religious use those examples to criticize all religions. But there are many religious people who attempt to follow a moral code. . . and some of them are slammed for their behavior.

Yes, simply believing in a moral code might place you at odds with those around you, and actually following that code increases the odds. It's not easy. I try to be a moral person, and my dedication to that ideal has increased as I have gotten older. However, I do not claim to follow my moral code without fail, but I do try to learn from my mistakes and not repeat them. I don't do it because it is easy. I do it because I think it is the right thing to do.

Do you consider yourself to be a moral person? Does the decision to have a moral code have consequences in your personal life?