NO MEDS!

It is dumb to act this way tbh.

We are in a transitional period on so many levels. Positioning yourself so strongly on your convictions that you become overly defensive, aggressive, and arrogant towards people who don’t share your views will be seen as admirable by your people AND at the same time bring you a lot of hate from the opposition (the later will be considered a “good” thing too... “if I’m pissing off so and so, then that means I’m doing the right thing”).

However, because we are in a transitional period, this attitude won’t help your cause in the long run; if anything, it will just make the world more divisive.

We're in the peak of the social media age, people are given access to other people's lives and the option to comment on them, good or bad.

The lack of social interaction is due to the amount of things we can get on our devices whether it's validation, facetiming friends, s***(Tinder/porn) ect.

And we're also in the clout era, which means people my age and younger are driven by clout cuz it's easier to become famous then it's ever before, which makes some of them obsessed to the point that they will disregard everyone else to just get a little bit of clout.

How can we fix this? Honestly it's up to society as a whole to change that themselves.

this might be a result of social media. everyone wants to one-up everyone nowadays

Real post

Love this.

This is so true

Instant dopamine is terrible for our brains

hope we realize this as time goes on

It's so disgusting to see

Do you think that by not indulging in it you are removing yourself from society or is it a good thing?

You get more likes / retweets if you’re judgemental

Man you gotta get outside, s*** it aunt doomsday bro. There's nice people everywhere, it's easy to focus on the negative especially when you're seeing it online. Social atmosphere is kinda weird rn but I think it's mostly from online that leaks over into the real world, i mean it's not just online dont get me wrong i think if a pandemic hit anytime before the internet shot would be weird too

I agree with the people saying this is more of an online thing than irl. I've noticed that irl people are more cautious but generally about the same (apathetic, willing to talk if you initiate but mostly keep to themselves due to covid).

If you want a nicer online environment, just log off twitter,
If irl people are s*** 60% of the time that's just regular life.

very true

I do go outside bro...

but yeah obviously internet plays a big role nowadays in the development of kids/teens and i think sometimes there's a certain "coldness" or apathy that comes with that. and online you don't really have to face direct consequeces for the things you say or do

yeah, constant fighting on social media over various issues makes people dig in on their viewpoints and it translates to how they think about and express things in real life

Well I remember that thread you made about like the mental state of people on the forum and I thought u were saying you stayed inside mostly in that thread, didn't mean to be offensive

there are plenty of amazing and caring people out there tho, sometimes you just gotta look in the right places

you know s*** got bad once patience/empathy was rebranded and memed as emotional labor

i don't see much of a change

i remember people being just as much of a******s as they are today back in the early 2000s

reading some newspapers from 1880-1960, things weren't any better back then either

probably because u f***ing suck dweeb

A lot of y’all been spitting real s*** itt. But this post really got me thinking. Like I know there’s good people out there but I’m so use to seeing the people around me and the negativity and think it’s the end of the world when I just need to get out there and switch up who I be around and whatnot. But then I think about being judged as an outsider trying to come into a new circle or whatever. I know it might not seem that deep but your post fasho got me thinking.

The unconsciousness of people tyoically revolves in negativity, and insecurities. But meeting people in person is where they do their best to manage and handle their flaws to the best of their abilities.

Also, you yourself can make an impact in someone's day, from simply saying hello or keeping things light with strangers. If they are not receptive, it's a reflection of their mind state at that moment and not a rejection of you

man i know exactly what you mean. and you're right it might be a matter of making the sacrifice of letting some things go and putting yourself out there, which can be scary as s*** yeah.... I cut most of the people from my life few years ago because it was just not were i wanted to be and ngl it was super hard at first but i felt like it was necessary
And yeah you are gonna be an outsider at some point or another, i feel like it most of the times tbh but somehow it helps if you accept that feeling and focus on getting to know the people around you regardless.

Like, you don't have to be as radical as me but definitely don't settle into that negativity you described

I swear I must live in a different world

thsts a huge part of it i feel, those brief moments with complete strangers. when someone is kind to you in those situations it feels almost like it has a bigger resonance, and potential to dislodge one from that negative fog

becoming a high vibrational generator is the moves tbh

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Not saying youre necessarily wrong @op but theres still people out there who are genuine and care about others, even strangers

I love what the internet has given us in terms of certain things being so easy and quick, but it also made it easier to clown people, talk s***, or troll. And i feel like we have gotten so used to this that it carried over in real life

If that makes any sense