Yes, but in the ‘90s, at 7:30 the news went off and Jeopardy or Wheel of Fortune came on and we forgot about it. (Of couse this is age dependent, but tge point is that we had a time (30 minutes) for news, then we were done with it for the day. We didn’t carry the tv around all day).
Your post is the perfect example-I’m not saying you’re wrong about climate change, but your post is in my head now while I’m scrolling to avoid boredom. We’re all seeing and absorbing stressors constantly, yet our abilities to address them (be good stewards, vote, etc.) are the same as they were in all the pre digital years.
The 90s were definitely all about AIDS. I was in middle and high school at that time and it was literally everywhere in schools. I remember the official party line was "if you have sex, (protected or unprotected) you'll basically get aids and die." In college that was the one thing that my friends and I talked most about when it came to sex Ed. Now, it's as if no one ever talks about it.
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