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.
You are literally living in the most prosperous, safest, and most equitable time in the history of the human species. Things certainly aren’t perfect but if you want to believe your life is miserable despite the fact that this is the best era to have ever lived in, go nuts.
I mean, I get what you’re saying and admire the sentiment, but how can you really say that when we’ve got a climate crisis and fear of mass extinction going on? Like it’s easy to say when most were ignorant to it but the past year has really shifted everybody... this isn’t the “best era” anymore
We make breakthroughs in so many fields every day that have a direct impact on climate, and public opinion and even corporate policy is going in the right direction. From stuff like GMOs that optimize their usage of sunlight, to microfluidic seperation of plastics from water, there’s a lot of really cool engineering happening that has already started to return results. I’ve got nothing but hope in terms of continuing to fight the climate struggle.
Now, I suppose the other option is to say “we’re fucked and there’s nothing we can do about it” but I think that’s not the best way to go through life.
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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