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What a mess we've made of things

Billy87

Random thought but does anyone else feel like we have completely screwed ourselves as a species? Im just listening to Ken Dodd's classic song Happiness and it strikes me that all the things that actually make humans happy are very simple things. 50 years ago (even 20 years ago) people seemed to focus on those things more yet now we have created this absolutley awful digital world of social media, endless emails, 24 hour rolling news and goodness knows what else and guess what? The whole human race is depressed and absolutely blooming miserable, worried about what everyone thinks of them, whether they are getting enough likes or expressing the right views. They are constantly chased by endless stressful work emails and spend their lives glued to their phones, reading every pointless notification and scrolling through posts of things that theyre not even interested in or people they dont even like. 
Wow we have screwed ourselves

I long for the day when all this ends and we get out in the countryside and enjoy nature, sit round the table playing board games, read books or watch TV programmes that cheer us up but then I think that world is gone. Oh well I still live in it anyway 

Sorry for the rant but these are the sort of random thoughts that go through my mind at this time of night and sometimes it does good to get them out and see if anyone else feels the same 

(For the record I am greatful for the invention of the internet, without it we wouldn't have this wonderful forum and those of us that struggle to speak to people wouldn't have a place to talk and make friends) 

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  • I think we do have a choice, no matter how hard it is, whether to engage in it and do what is beneficial for YOU. To be honest, in lockdown, my usual area was frequented by more people "enjoying nature" and this meant more rubbish strewn around everywhere and more people in general which is something I generally like to avoid when I'm out.

    The problem I have with the internet and social media is that it has made everyone more conspicuous in their behaviour. And then there is the problem to me of authenticity. 

    I go through periods of "what sort of a world are we in" but it's just the time I've been born into and I cannot change that. My current opinion is WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE.  In the history of humanity we have clean running water and food just THERE. We have modern medicine. We have art and music and literature. We can travel wherever we want and speak to people from anywhere in the world instantly. The thing for me is recorded music. I can't imagine not having recorded music.

    So yes the world is scary and unpleasant but there are joyous elements too.

  • in reply to Deleted User

    That is very true. It is certainly better than living in the middle ages when life expectancy was about 35! We have so much to be thankful for, running water, food etc that even people in many parts of the world these days dont have. 

    I agree about music I wouldnt know what to do without that. I think there are generations where it was easier to live but there are also a lot of generations when it would have been much harder. Count your blessings indeed 

  • in reply to Billy87

    I do get where you are coming from though. I do a lot of soul searching on these things. I've noticed the thoughts get worse when I'm burnt out. 

    With regards to the big things,  ultimately it comes down to us wanting to survive. In the very olden days as a species we wouldve adapted to our environment like animals do rather than having it all forced down our throats and panicked all the time. 

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  • in reply to Billy87

    I do get where you are coming from though. I do a lot of soul searching on these things. I've noticed the thoughts get worse when I'm burnt out. 

    With regards to the big things,  ultimately it comes down to us wanting to survive. In the very olden days as a species we wouldve adapted to our environment like animals do rather than having it all forced down our throats and panicked all the time. 

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