Another important poll:

Do you “play politics” in life?

Regularly, and I enjoy it
Regularly, and I hate it
Only when absolutely necessary
Rarely, but people still think I am
Rarely, and not doing so can cause problems
Never
Other, who taught you to write polls?
Poll ends at .

@tayfonay
I don't really love it or hate it; it's just part of work.

The fact is, in any organization of more than a few people, there will be disputes about resources and priorities that are affected by personalities. Navigating those conflicts (for the good of the org or for yourself) is politics. It's unavoidable, even when collaborators are united in purpose and ethics.