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This is depressing for a reason I can't really articulate. There are this many people with unresolved issues, or a lack of connections, or is it an outgrowth of
by analognoise 8y ago
This is depressing for a reason I can't really articulate. There are this many people with unresolved issues, or a lack of connections, or is it an outgrowth of the self-centered oversharing movement?
I wonder if most of these people have kids or not, or plan on it.
- swsieber 8y agoIt's probably a mix of all of it, but there are more people struggling than it first appears. Relevant quote from a prominent leader in a church I attend: When I was a young man, I served as counselor to a wise district president in the Church. He tried to teach me. One of the things I remember wondering about was this advice he gave: "When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time." I thought then that he was pessimistic. Now, more than 40 years later, I can see how well he understood the world and life.
- linkmotif 8y agoThanks for passing this on.
- coleifer 8y agoI don't think there's an easy answer. There's a story that may be relevant: a guy is standing on the beach. He's completely aflame and seems to be looking around. Another guy approaches and says "Hey! Jump in the water!" And the on-fire guy says "Yeah, after I find out where the fire came from." Humans need connection. Some more than others. Imagine how tightly-knit human societies had to be for the bulk of human history. Whether this is the right answer, I have no idea, but it seems like people are grasping for something like connection.