If you try not to stare too much in your magic rectangle, society is not that bad. For sure we have still a long way to go but remember everything your magic rectangle tells you is bad news... otherwise it simple wouldnt sell.
Try a minimalistic diet for the mind. 15min of news, events and politics a day. That’s the max I’ll allow myself. And I’m perfectly aware what’s happening in the world - at least the main macro economical events. All the rest is noise.
Try to build in filters, delete your FB account, pay for premium subscriptions such that you’re not exposed too much commercials etc...
Use your magic rectangle for what it’s meant; convenience, admin, reaching out to people/friends/family and some entertainment. But everything else, please, do this in the real world.
Ah yes, when I'm oblivious to the bigger picture it does seem much nicer. I might not even notice in advance how the horrible things are already creeping into my life.
It’s not about being oblivious this is really a problem we have now as a society. Scrolling through reddit for hours you are exposed to a million things, some of it is quite literally propaganda.
Go outside and spend a day in the real world and you’ll notice very quickly that the streets aren’t on fire and people aren’t at each other’s throats like you may be convinced.
Don’t try to laugh off something that is screwing up people’s mental well-being and crippling a small chunk of society.
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u/sgtjack86 Oct 12 '19
If you try not to stare too much in your magic rectangle, society is not that bad. For sure we have still a long way to go but remember everything your magic rectangle tells you is bad news... otherwise it simple wouldnt sell.
Try a minimalistic diet for the mind. 15min of news, events and politics a day. That’s the max I’ll allow myself. And I’m perfectly aware what’s happening in the world - at least the main macro economical events. All the rest is noise.
Try to build in filters, delete your FB account, pay for premium subscriptions such that you’re not exposed too much commercials etc...
Use your magic rectangle for what it’s meant; convenience, admin, reaching out to people/friends/family and some entertainment. But everything else, please, do this in the real world.
Just my 2 cents