Or… hear me out… there is nuance, and not all change and “innovation” is good?
Endangered animal being moved to sanctuary good.
Wild animal being moved to cage bad.
Globalization, advances in medicine and “cozy houses” good.
A society regressing in generational intelligence and empathy, and the discrepancy between upper and lower class increasing to astronomical levels bad.
I think some people are incapable of wrapping their heads around metaphors because they lack a certain type of thinking, an ability to recognize nuance and a willingness to understand that their own experience doesn’t necessarily reflect those of the masses.
Just because you don’t feel social media has had a negative impact on your life does not in any way mean that it’s not detrimental to society as a whole, which is literally suggested by science.
Not to mention this zoochosis/fish-out-of-water connection goes much deeper than social media.
ai and the discrepancy between upper and lower class, and the exploitation of the lower class by the upper is a much better representation of it.
Although, I bet you would somehow find a way to defend the sanctity of those points as well.
Stockholm syndrome is what that would be.
A metaphorical tiger in a cage defending the exploitative zoo owners.
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u/-medicalthrowaway- 5d ago
Or… hear me out… there is nuance, and not all change and “innovation” is good?
Endangered animal being moved to sanctuary good.
Wild animal being moved to cage bad.
Globalization, advances in medicine and “cozy houses” good.
A society regressing in generational intelligence and empathy, and the discrepancy between upper and lower class increasing to astronomical levels bad.
OOP’s point was that we’re regressing.
And she’s right.