Comment by digging
2 years ago
> and it's not something that's ever organically come up, at least beyond acknowledgement that some conflict is always happening
Maybe around you. I probably wouldn't talk about the topic around you if we were in the same circles, because it might feel pointless.
> it does seem to be a suspiciously recent topic
You're right, it's not a coincidence! Recent conversation is driven by the recent killing of 20,000 Palestinian civilians.
> and then I went on about my life
Nothing wrong with that if you don't feel you have nay power to effect change. But it rather seems like you don't even care if it happens or not. However, many people do care and believe they can influence policy through conversation and protest. (Reminder: they can about the ongoing mass murders of civilians, which started recently and is happening at this very moment. It's time-sensitive.)
> Maybe around you. I probably wouldn't talk about the topic around you if we were in the same circles, because it might feel pointless.
> But it rather seems like you don't even care if it happens or not.
It's easy to conflate what I've said with not caring, but really I'm just dismissing having a low bar for personal emotional investment, particularly when it comes to relatively superficial acts of bringing attention to the issue and letting external sources of emotional stimulation operate my consciousness.
Do you not feel like it's a better idea than ever to be protective of how much of your attention is captured by dopamine farms, whether it's ostensibly related to something people should care about or not?