Which to be fair, is kind of the case for a majority of the population

It's clearly not. I don't sit in a box until election day. I've got a household to tend to, friends to support, family to care for, and an economy to participate in. All of these actions have political implications and consequences.

People need to recognize that caring for an ailing parent, holding down a job at a convenience store, opening up your house to a roommate (or renting that unit for a profit), driving a car versus riding a bike, calling the cops, littering - these all carry political weight. How you spend the majority of your waking hours is still a consequence of your ideology even in constrained circumstances.