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It’s easy to blame the media…so I will. For older generations, a constant drip of sensational sound bites, delivered at hourly intervals has been psychological
by iambateman 2y ago
It’s easy to blame the media…so I will.
For older generations, a constant drip of sensational sound bites, delivered at hourly intervals has been psychologically damaging.
For younger generations, it’s different. When someone agrees with a post on social media, they tap “like”. When someone disagrees, they comment. Then, the only comments I pay attention to are the ones I find distasteful.
As a result, it looks like my politically-noisier relatives and I have almost no overlap, even though we are really quite similar.
If you agree, please validate my fragile self-image by upvoting this post. ;)
- ganzuul 2y agoAgreed but I also comment for validation.
- mrweasel 2y agoWhen I'm bored, unfocused, unengaged, I'll comment on a bunch of stuff, stuff that I really shouldn't. On better days in reminded by this quote: “Ask yourself the three things you must always ask yourself before you say anything. 1) Does this need to be said 2) Does this need to be said by me? 3) Does this need to be said by me now?” That stops most comments.