How do you be aware of major issues in the world and locally without becoming deeply depressed and cynical?
How do you be aware of major issues in the world and locally without becoming deeply depressed and cynical?
As someone in the US it’s so easy to see so many depressing issues from the ravages of capitalism, to war, imperialism, and genocide. How can one care about these issues and hope for change without allowing themselves to be affected mentally?
I’ve been considering this for the past week, connecting it with Buddhist compassion towards the world and a need for mindfulness. But it’s so easy to fall into emotionlessness.
I’ve also thought through the world has always had issues and though some are getting much worse some are getting better.
I have gone to counseling before but they just make it an individual problem when it’s the world.
Edit: doesn’t have to be US centric. Just I’m writing from that pov
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Imagine you're at a party and there's some idiot claiming to be smarter than everyone else. Imagine what you would want to say to them. Instead, you go home and tell others what a fuckhead you just met.
But you are that fuckhead.
Look, I know that you love me, but I asked you to please not follow me. Maybe we could have had something great, but you ruined it. And that’s on you, kid. I don’t believe in second chances.
BuT iM sMaRtEr ThAn GeNeRaTiOnS oF aCaDeMiCs
Shhh shhh shhh. Fly away, little moth. This flame doesn’t burn for you. This flame burns too bright.
Me SmAHT
I’m gonna block you now, bud, because it’s getting creepy. You have to learn when to let go.
Too smart for me!! /s