Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 13 days agoInteresting. It's a constant reminderlemmy.worldimagemessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1647arrow-down15
arrow-up1642arrow-down1imageInteresting. It's a constant reminderlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square117fedilink
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoOn the one hand, it’s depressing because people seem to care more about fitting in than being rational. But on the other hand, it’s reassuring that we’re so eager to solve things collaboratively that we’re willing to set aside our own personal opinions. Our relentless obsession with social connection will either be the thing that kills us or the thing that saves us. And I honestly have NO idea which.
On the one hand, it’s depressing because people seem to care more about fitting in than being rational.
But on the other hand, it’s reassuring that we’re so eager to solve things collaboratively that we’re willing to set aside our own personal opinions.
Our relentless obsession with social connection will either be the thing that kills us or the thing that saves us. And I honestly have NO idea which.