No need to read this drivel unless you’re curious lol
God I don’t know even where to begin. This is such a complicated arena to navigate without sounding like a hypocrite l, but I guess I’ll try. Not sure if it’s safe to say at this at this point or I am deep in an echo chamber, but it seems like most of the “town square” elements have flocked online. It really does seem utterly dystopian to me that even our ability to broadcast ourselves from our little rectangles into a blackbox is carefully monitored.
But Godamn I know of a lot of people who do their own version of “broadcasting into the void” be it posting on whatever social media site, venting to their therapist, uber driver, bartender, hairdresser, it’s all the same- valid discussion sure but not changing anything.
Not saying you can individually attack system problems, but it seems like we’re stuck in a never ending cycle of self-fulfilling prophecies (this might be where the neurodivergence kicks in because I am extremely results driven and structure oriented ) yet that seems impossible to find. I guess the rub is (and not sure if people know this) that making a dent of change would result in doing something to make yourself uncomfortable
Point I was trying to make (to who? Idk): Americans complain and complain about systemic injustices (me included) but are never willing to do anything about these injustices because doing so would be sacrificing their comfort
they’re not willing to do anything because they don’t know what has to be done; collectivism is the only way to change any system, but americans are taught from birth that collectivism is “commie shit” so they just struggle and rail ineffectively against the system, like you said.
(You didn’t say if you were just venting or if you were looking for discussion so I’m sorry if you were just venting.)
Is the part that bothers you that this is wide spread or that you are included in it? If it’s you, what injustice do you think would be easiest to ‘do something’ about?
Yeah sorry, probably just a stream-of-consciousness rant.
Day in and day out, just blows my mind how people turn to breads and circuses instead of believing in something worth fighting for (I give myself a little grace personally because I have at least tried to organize and make a difference although I did end up failing). Must be pretty common to have all your hopes and dreams destroyed once you realize that you still have to depropagandize your town if you want to see results
I also can’t say I know people’s hearts so I’m also going off limited information. Who knows, maybe we’re all just searching for some kind of leader to break this cycle once and for all and take the lead
