ignorance and coping are the only mechanisms to deal with harsh realities we cannot change in a meaningful timeline.
the former is a gift that many people take for granted.
There is also the knowledge that you tried your best and the solution is on it's way or out of your hands.
You can talk to people, try to influence your surroundings and educate yourself on an issue that is important to you, to the degree that everyone you meet leaves you a bit wiser and more informed. You can also educate yourself on the ability to spread knowledge without coming off as a know-it-all or a manipulator, so your message is heard clearly. There's a third thing in the mix, learning to fact check yourself and trying to be as truthful as possible, which is a life long journey in itself.
I understand that that path is hard to take while also struggling to survive in a harsh environment, and I myself struggle to walk that path at all, but I think it's preferable to just accepting that the world is burning and turning away from it.
That is not to say that you aren't correct. Coping and ignorance are mental health mechanisms that are important. Always having to bare the burden of all the troubles that exist is impossible, because it leaves no space for recovery. But still... I feel like we're accepting way too much, and trying to change way too little. Complacent in the fact that the thing burning is the neighbours house, and not our own.
All that is to say... I find it hard to not think about how immediate the danger is. Today is a harsh reality, and it's very tiring to live in it.
That reminds me in a general discussion I tend to admit my knowledge may be lacking or off then go with what I know or think I know and if others correct me I get to learn how I was misguided or taught wrong and or outdated science. Like my teachers and textbooks that insisted the sky is blue not because of oceans or raylen scattering in the atmosphere but they insisted it was solely because of mountains. Or an older gentleman that went to the same school years ago and was taught earthquakes are because of the wind. I don't think American Education is completely bad but anyone who went there and entered college and life was not gonna be prepared well. So sorry for my long rant. I was only going to add.. I let people know my facts may be wrong or I'll link a Google article after scrolling and seeing if that's correct and tracks when it comes to stuff like health issues and resources for those in need
It would be great if any factual discussion included sources. But in lieu of a perfect encyclopedia we can draw from, admitting you're not perfect is a great first step.
I see a lot of posturing and grandstanding on reddit, where people just assume their facts and insist to be believed without proof or reasoning. So being humble in that regard is great!
Thanks and even if I'm fairly confident in my knowledge I'm still open to others knowledge or correcting me because science and humanity progress and things change or new facts emerge. You can't know everything about everything but that's why we are species are great and why I'm all for having people regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnic socio-economic background etc etc weigh in on topics. Like it's a weird example but this McDonald's I loved going to and working at had mostly 16 year old workers and I think the shift managers were 17 but I respected them because one they were respectful, 2 very driven to learning everything they could especially about the place they were working and 3 many had new ideas like doing things that were extra work and tasks but were vital to food safety and showed me that their are spots no one thought to clean anywhere else but absolutely needed stuff moved and arranged for a proper cleaning daily to ensure our customers wouldn't getting sick. So sorry for long off topic rant
This comment chain is really interesting, but have you noticed that when you plot the word length in each comment agains the depth of each comment, starting at 0 for the original post, 1 being the main comment, 2 being its response, etc., and then overlaying this with the graph of the locust number in China from 1950 to 1960, you find something which truly brings the meaning of this conversation to a new level:
You see absolutely no resemblance at all.
Have a nice day!
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Life man