What’s something most people don’t understand?

I’ve noticed people online (so could be bots for all I know), seem to think that if you’re not in the loop on every war and tragedy going on in the world that you’re not a good person and/or you’re just privileged. What I think people are not understanding is that psychologically it is actually horrible for us humans to continue to watch and listen to trauma and tragedy on repeat.

Knowing every single horrible thing in the world doesn’t do much to improve your mental health, and when we have a bunch of emotionally unstable people overly invested in the chaos, we just have a bunch of loud voices yelling at each other to “care more” and “use your platform to talk about this!”

I personally know that I get very sensitive and emotional when it comes to tragic events, and when I am very sad or very angry, I know that I do not always think clearly and rationally. There is a reason we’re always told to “pause” and “think before you speak,” and in this modern world of posting about things right when they happen, people are resharing and posting their strong opinions almost immediately without having the full context. This is normal to do when you’re triggered- but it’s not productive or healthy for society.

I think the people who are loud and telling anyone who is “silent” or “too privileged to care” need to recognize that while it may be important to be informed about the world news, being rude to others on the internet is not productive. Also being rude to others in real life isn’t productive either if you’re trying to get your point across or change anyone’s mind.

If anything, channel that energy into making an actual difference and write letters to your representatives rather than berating random people who seem to have a different opinion or are “privileged.” This is why I am starting to believe that these comments I see are bots, because I feel like they’re made to fuel fire and turn people against one another.