There are these moments when people do things around me that appear on the surface to reinforce the perception that most people are self-centered, self-focused, selfish and all the other “self” prefixed words. My usual reaction is to point out that society is going down the toilet or that people are such a** holes these days.
I do believe that social media has changed us. It has changed how people interact with the world around them. The most interesting change, in my opinion, is the selfie. Stop for a moment and imagine how you might have viewed someone 15 years ago who used their camera to take pictures of themselves. We would have thought “how vain do you have to be?”, but in today’s world the selfie is completely acceptable.
On the surface society would appear to be spinning in the toilet bowl. People do appear to be more self-focused. People do appear to be less interested in helping others.
But all of these perceptions are superficial. When I stop and think about humanity in general, I believe that most people are good. I believe most people have good intentions. I also believe most people care about others and are considerate.
It’s easy to be influenced by social media and the inundation of news to believe that the entire world sucks. And I’ll admit I have fallen victim (at times) to this false narrative.
The truth is there are a lot of good people who are trying their best to make it through a hard life and a tough world.
Danny
The awareness is more now compared to 15 years ago, namely due to social media. So I believe humanity has a positive evolution on this part. Of course humans are not perfect, so you bound to come across some people who are a total a** holes.
I think it is important for me to remember that the few a holes don’t speak for the rest of humanity! lol
Well said!!
There do seem to be a lot more about now!
Maybe, but I have to remind myself that a few don’t represent the majority. lol
Sometimes it is good to step away from being online, walk out in the real world, get in contact with real people and then we find out, that mostly people do care about others, Danny.
I agree.
So true Danny
Take heart, Danny. There is enormous kindness in the world, Danny. I meet it everyday. Peace.
If you get offline for a bit and begin to pay attention to the real world you will definitely see a good place to live.
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