Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed why she rarely talks politics on social media – pointing out that elections were won and lost for centuries before the internet age.

During an appearance on Nicolle Wallace’s The Best People podcast, Parker said she avoids having “complicated conversations” online.

“I often don’t talk on social media because I don’t think it’s a place that’s deserving of any real complicated conversation.

“I’m not interested in quick little snippets when it’s dealing with conflict or even elections sometimes,” she said.

Referring to the presidential election, in which she endorsed Kamala Harris on Instagram, she added: “I really was so thoughtful about how I wanted to talk about the election because I think it turns into a distraction from a campaign.

“It turns into fodder. It’s misunderstood. You have no control over it.”

“I’m not going to talk about stuff that I don’t feel educated on,” she said, adding that certain subjects are “deserving of far more thought, consideration, nuance” but nobody is interested in exploring that.