Because our culture, and the schools, seems to train people to operate on emotion vs logic and critical thinking. Oh we all get caught up in emotion around issues from time to time, but cooler heads prevailing seems to be rarer and rarer these days. To me, it's a function of the loss (undermining) of trust in our institutions. We (as a society) used to take a lot for granted - that the FDA kept our food supply mostly safe. That our doctors had our best interests at heart. That our government was incompetent, not malevolent. You pull the rug out from under people, and the default setting is emotion when they no longer know who to trust.
Well it's a lonely place sometimes, as you and many of the C&C comment family know. But that is why I love these threads, as you can have rational conversations with people. Even though we are basically anonymous. It's a coffee fueled miracle, lol.
Yes great perspective. And good point about not rushing to judgment and not just following or trusting any old person because they’re not MSM.
I did the same with regard to Covid deaths and the flu in bad years. The hysterical reaction seemed way out of proportion.
Because our culture, and the schools, seems to train people to operate on emotion vs logic and critical thinking. Oh we all get caught up in emotion around issues from time to time, but cooler heads prevailing seems to be rarer and rarer these days. To me, it's a function of the loss (undermining) of trust in our institutions. We (as a society) used to take a lot for granted - that the FDA kept our food supply mostly safe. That our doctors had our best interests at heart. That our government was incompetent, not malevolent. You pull the rug out from under people, and the default setting is emotion when they no longer know who to trust.
Very well (and rationally!) said!
Well it's a lonely place sometimes, as you and many of the C&C comment family know. But that is why I love these threads, as you can have rational conversations with people. Even though we are basically anonymous. It's a coffee fueled miracle, lol.
Oh I completely agree!! ☕️😁