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I don't like the world right now

Jamesmac

Everyday I'm reminded that the world is not the world I grew up in. More and more people are becoming sociopaths and being misled by other sociopaths to follow hateful ideologies that I'm pretty sure EVERYONE used to agree were bad, important historical events are being trivialised by betting as if they were horse races, game companies are trying to convince gamers they don't own the games they paid for, AI is taking away valuable opportunities from hard working creatives and genuinely creative people are overlooked in favour of "gooner bait".

This was not what I was taught as a child. Growing up, everything I consumed including media and school teachings taught me that being bad is BAD, being good is GOOD, we should be tolerant of each other's differences (because that's what makes us human), people own things once they pay for them and those who follow the path of greed and corruption should be punished.

What happened to the ideals we all tried to push before everyone became social media zombies?

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  • Jamesmac said:
    hateful ideologies that I'm pretty sure EVERYONE used to agree were bad

    I don't think 'everyone' ever applied to anything: All social media does is project the views of those who write it and use it most often - there are many who don't use social media but you don't know their views because they are invisible by default. To me, a sociopath is a clinical term describing a certain slew of characteristics, classed as 'severe personality disorder' -  an estimated 10% of the population. Every human has choices that could be described as 'good' or 'bad' [yin yang; dark light; positive negative - however you perceive it] - it is impossible for anyone to 'be' one or the other all the time [except for psychopaths, who are born without capacity for conscience]. If you are feeling down, it is likely you will perceive the 'bad'; if feeling upbeat, you will notice more 'good'.

    So, in summary, I don't think people have fundamentally changed, it is just that everything is more visible because of TV, books, newspapers, social circles, freedom of speech etc. There is a huge amount of positivity in the world, but those who add to this are often not the sort who seek publicity or speak out. There have been 'bad' events throughout history, but in modern times 'ordinary' people often get their views aired and can protest - this is what I describe as, 'progress'. The other factor is that we have access to far more news than any humans in history - and journalists love the controversial, because it sells far more than good news.

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  • Jamesmac said:
    hateful ideologies that I'm pretty sure EVERYONE used to agree were bad

    I don't think 'everyone' ever applied to anything: All social media does is project the views of those who write it and use it most often - there are many who don't use social media but you don't know their views because they are invisible by default. To me, a sociopath is a clinical term describing a certain slew of characteristics, classed as 'severe personality disorder' -  an estimated 10% of the population. Every human has choices that could be described as 'good' or 'bad' [yin yang; dark light; positive negative - however you perceive it] - it is impossible for anyone to 'be' one or the other all the time [except for psychopaths, who are born without capacity for conscience]. If you are feeling down, it is likely you will perceive the 'bad'; if feeling upbeat, you will notice more 'good'.

    So, in summary, I don't think people have fundamentally changed, it is just that everything is more visible because of TV, books, newspapers, social circles, freedom of speech etc. There is a huge amount of positivity in the world, but those who add to this are often not the sort who seek publicity or speak out. There have been 'bad' events throughout history, but in modern times 'ordinary' people often get their views aired and can protest - this is what I describe as, 'progress'. The other factor is that we have access to far more news than any humans in history - and journalists love the controversial, because it sells far more than good news.

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