Is it just me getting old…
or are the conflicts in the world worsening? I swear, there seems to be a ton of bad things going down and that is getting me down.
61-69, F
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SteelHands · 61-69, M
@Forgetmeknot things always get better, believe it or not. The older we get more we become afflicted with a thing called recency bias.
This involves discounting information about the past and placing more awareness on negative things in the present with a well learned aversion bias.
From every metric the world is always improving yet because we become more aware of the state of the world's complexities its more difficult to be optimistic, have less patience, and expect instant solutions to problems that grow in complexity.
This involves discounting information about the past and placing more awareness on negative things in the present with a well learned aversion bias.
From every metric the world is always improving yet because we become more aware of the state of the world's complexities its more difficult to be optimistic, have less patience, and expect instant solutions to problems that grow in complexity.
FlowersNButterflies · 61-69, F
@SteelHands So with knowledge comes power except that the digital age shows us most things over which we are powerless, and hopeless sets in. Yes?
SteelHands · 61-69, M
@FlowersNButterflies We all have a choice on what we focus upon. How we feel about sad things often depends on ignoring good things.
The big gigantic tellings focus on the bad because those areas are the ones that emotionally addict people to listening to them.
People tend to malinger and gawk at pain and tragedy. It's profitable for few, but leads to despair in most.
The big gigantic tellings focus on the bad because those areas are the ones that emotionally addict people to listening to them.
People tend to malinger and gawk at pain and tragedy. It's profitable for few, but leads to despair in most.
FlowersNButterflies · 61-69, F
@SteelHands Not to be contentious, but that is not true. Brain injury and illness cause things like depression and anxiety. Need a healthy brain and nervous system to be healthy.
SteelHands · 61-69, M
@FlowersNButterflies Yes, I suppose that's true as well sometimes.