11-21-2021, 11:28 PM
I have noticed a few things on my feed. Those lamenting the outcome of the case have nothing original to say. Simply recycled, feeble talking points from the news. Bring up a counter point or point out it isn't true and the "discussion" changes to another talking point. Zero engagement. This is expected because what they say is not their thought but someone else's. How do you reach someone bereft of their own cognitive agency? Kind of depressing.
Some are so invested in that narrative, they can't let go. The entire trial was televised. 1000's of hours of commentary by lawyers and trial specialists on YT. The video of what happened has been available for anyone to watch since August 2020. Multiple sources from many view points. All the evidence is there for the public. Yet what do we get? People still regurgitating things which are demonstrably false time after time. It's amazing. I guess the feelings they get from being outraged are far more powerful than any desire to look at data.
I'm not sure where to go with this. People I know and care about are mentally vacant I guess? What happens in their life when the time comes that no one is available to interject a thought into their head? Just a blank, buzzing sound?
Has it always been this was throughout human history? If so, I can see why lunatics get away with that they do (e.g. Stalin)
Some are so invested in that narrative, they can't let go. The entire trial was televised. 1000's of hours of commentary by lawyers and trial specialists on YT. The video of what happened has been available for anyone to watch since August 2020. Multiple sources from many view points. All the evidence is there for the public. Yet what do we get? People still regurgitating things which are demonstrably false time after time. It's amazing. I guess the feelings they get from being outraged are far more powerful than any desire to look at data.
I'm not sure where to go with this. People I know and care about are mentally vacant I guess? What happens in their life when the time comes that no one is available to interject a thought into their head? Just a blank, buzzing sound?
Has it always been this was throughout human history? If so, I can see why lunatics get away with that they do (e.g. Stalin)