💯 💯💯 “The biggest challenge we face with the internet, and with mental illnesses, trauma, and everything else in American life, is not being able to see our problems as collective. We individualize the systemic.”
Being wired to resist uncertainty is also a driving force behind misinformation. Rather than be uncomfortable questioning oneself or a group, we find a popular belief and latch onto it. We cling to it, desperately, even if there is evidence against it—because being wrong is not so bad as being lost.
‘ Are you using it to mindlessly get this shallow satisfaction, like a slot machine, hoping for a dopamine rush, or are you using it in a way where you become more aware of yourself and forge meaningful connections? ‘ 10/10
💯 💯💯 “The biggest challenge we face with the internet, and with mental illnesses, trauma, and everything else in American life, is not being able to see our problems as collective. We individualize the systemic.”
Being wired to resist uncertainty is also a driving force behind misinformation. Rather than be uncomfortable questioning oneself or a group, we find a popular belief and latch onto it. We cling to it, desperately, even if there is evidence against it—because being wrong is not so bad as being lost.
‘ Are you using it to mindlessly get this shallow satisfaction, like a slot machine, hoping for a dopamine rush, or are you using it in a way where you become more aware of yourself and forge meaningful connections? ‘ 10/10
We need to recognize the collective nature of the challenges we face, not see ourselves as evermore atomized individuals.