I am feeling great sadness this morning, and it is broad based. Whether I look at relations with people I once admired, the values reflected in people's choices, the sad state of public education, the dominance of religious superstition over morality, the power of wealth, or the state of politics--there is more damage that has been done to our world than I would have thought even a year or two ago. I am not expressing hopelessness, more just a recognition of how slow real change will be. The best advice I can put out is to be fluid with where you put your efforts, your time and money and brain power. Look for what does good over what feels good, and for me this suggest efforts that are more local and less political.
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“I am feeling great sadness this morning ... The best advice I can put out is to be fluid with where you put your efforts, your time and money and brain power. Look for what does good over what feels good, and for me this suggest efforts that are more local and less political.”
Physician, heal thyself.
p-nullifidian
Level 8
Mar 5, 2020
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Big changes come with generational change, so it is generally slow.
Sticks48
Level 9
Mar 4, 2020
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@DavidDuhon Exactly. It will take steps and time to get to a national health care system. It is very complicated.
@DavidDuhon It takes generational change. When we Boomers die or there are a lot fewer of us hopefully that will speed things up. The young, just as we did in the sixties and seventies get pissed when they don't get their way and don't vote. It was stupid then and if they do it now it will not only be stupid, but reckless.
It sounds like you're depressed about the fact that everybody doesn't think the same way you do.
BitFlipper
Level 8
Mar 4, 2020
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Totally agree. You can tidy your backyard but not the neighbourhood. Everything starts with the individual.
Many people want to save the world, but not many want to save their street.
No glamour in it, see!
Geoffrey51
Level 8
Mar 4, 2020
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Yep, it can feel especially bleak when you run into someone who is now openly supporting trump. I thought this woman was a thinking reasoning human but she stated she likes trump because he is the first president ever with a set of balls. I realized she is completely gaslit and can not see he has little balls and big mouth which is not connected to any functioning honorable synapses. She works at an agency that uses local funding to help low income people. I now do not trust her.
silverotter11
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Mar 4, 2020
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What happened to the 'sadness' emoji?
@JackPedigo It's still there, right below the laughing face I think - nope, you're right it's more the Meh face.
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