Really interesting, Walden!BTW, Caitlyn, this is a wonderful essay. I do feel I need to mention two thing that contribute to our passivity and ignorance: 1. The media--not just mainstream news sources; not just movies, TV, and social media, but our universities and publishing houses. The military industrial complex has its claws into both of these.
2. Still more pernicious is learned helplessness. Take the climate crisis--which, based on what I know and have observed, is real. Well, we’ve all been bombarded with information, images, ads--all asking us to reduce, reuse, recycle, etc, etc. And I do! I have done, for decades. But what do the 1% do? Our government? The military-industrial complex? As far as I can see, absolutely nothing. And what difference have my individual actions made? None, or almost none.
It’s easy to see why people just give up. As to the first thing, I have a LOT to say. Will get to it soon, I hope.
Really interesting, Walden!BTW, Caitlyn, this is a wonderful essay. I do feel I need to mention two thing that contribute to our passivity and ignorance: 1. The media--not just mainstream news sources; not just movies, TV, and social media, but our universities and publishing houses. The military industrial complex has its claws into both of these.
2. Still more pernicious is learned helplessness. Take the climate crisis--which, based on what I know and have observed, is real. Well, we’ve all been bombarded with information, images, ads--all asking us to reduce, reuse, recycle, etc, etc. And I do! I have done, for decades. But what do the 1% do? Our government? The military-industrial complex? As far as I can see, absolutely nothing. And what difference have my individual actions made? None, or almost none.
It’s easy to see why people just give up. As to the first thing, I have a LOT to say. Will get to it soon, I hope.