Onlookers and complacent witnesses

Posted by Used_Sort_6444@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 8 comments

A common theme I’m reading here is, why are more people not outraged? The planet is facing ecocide, political turmoil and civil unrest are rampant, yet you wouldn’t get that impression from your average everyday Joe Sixpack and Sally Housecoat. In fact it seems that average Americans are completely unaware of the impending doom. They are booking family trips to Disney World, play bridge at the local library bridge club and sit in the stands cheering on their little Jimmy on Friday nights at the high school football game. In the Star Wars prequel Revenge of the Sith, the tyrannical emperor was taking over in a violent coup, Jedi were battling Stormtroopers in light saber battles that showcased the ultimate battle of good verses evil. Yet, in the back ground of these epic battle scenes there were little spaceships all in a row lined up in some kind of suborbital super highway. The hoi polloi, the rabble were all just going about their day to day, going to jobs in waste processing or whatever, like there was nothing going on what so ever. I don’t know if Lucas did this on purpose but at the time it didn’t seem realistic to me, now it couldn’t be more real. The banality of evil does exist and its brother is massive indifference and complacency.

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Lailokos@reddit

Just an observation - even when one tries to contribute here in this sub, a fair amount of comments are small nitpicks as an excuse for immediate dismissal. Or blanket denials based on some pre-existing belief or understanding. New information is rarely considered, let alone digested and absorbed. Everyone in the world is being trained to deny, dismiss, not engage, for the purpose of perpetuating behaviors that enforce immediate comfort and normalcy. I think this is the flaw in the concept of 'just look up' or 'collective action.' Reason can't win against a toddler's logic of 'No it isn't.'

feo_sucio@reddit

This is a hell of a way to complain that no one clicks on the link to your substack

To hell with substack, and to hell with my thoughts. Seriously they're just thoughts. Potential for imminent collapse and human suffering seem important though. I worry we don't buttress our critical thinking and expand our capabilities in the face of growing complexity.

Additional-Ask-5512@reddit

There's a saying for that: Ignorance is bliss. Sure, you can try to convince people of what is to come but you will end up being uninvited to events. Or seen as the lunatic preacher shouting in the street. Maybe you'll get proved right in time. It doesn't really matter. I think the shitshow to come is quite incomprehensible to most so they subconsciously ignore it. Live life how you want to live. Set an example to yourself. Don't expect anyone to come on board and try to enjoy little moments when we can. Don't spend all your time bitter and angry

collapse-ModTeam@reddit

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Striper_Cape@reddit

Because I wasn't there

postconsumerwat@reddit

Human condition and experience... we aren't typically aware of much... the brain prunes what it doesn't use. The reality may be scarier than one might realize when you start to understand how people do not seem to be able to express themselves or be creative... The world may seem hopeless but it's sort of because that person is lucky enough to have the ability and bandwidth to process the situation... so while it seems like everything and everyone sucks its real important to be grateful to even be able to have one's head above the clouds, or whatever...

Distinguishedflyer@reddit

many people are still too comfy. Because money still buys you a bubble at this point, unless you're in the path of some major weather event. It's shit.

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