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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Well the good news is that it's way less than half of humanity. Most of humanity consists of nice respectable people that sometimes have disagreements.

Then there is a sliver of criminals that steal your car, for example. These are assholes

Then there is a tiny sliver of narcissistic psychopathic people that steal everything, give back nothing, cause nothing but misery and death and then tell you it's your fault. These are the scum of the earth and we should leave them with nothing so that they know how it is.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

For many minorities there is a lot more than a sliver of humanity that hold very hateful views against them. Like, I'm not saying that most people are homophobic but it's an awful damn lot.

[–] FundMECFS@quokk.au 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I’m going to say like 95% of humanity. And I’m really talking worldwide, not just US. We have been made apathetic. The world would be better if the average person cared more.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

I think a lot of it is overload from the Internet. Our brains are simply not designed to handle the unfathomably immense, endless torrent of information.

It happened on a much smaller scale before, the common trope of younger people being more idealistic and it generally fading away as the years go by. But now that progression is happening at hyper speed, and it's getting faster daily.

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

This isn't fuvking passive. This is actively cultivated by the fuckers who control the algorithms, because it makes it easier to turn us against our own interests so we can be exploited.

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

It's from many directions. Yes there are people owning social media who contribute to it, but also foreign powers use this for warfare against West. They managed to turn country's own population to act against their own interest and against their government.

It isn't just US that is being attacked this way, it is the whole West.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am going to say 99% of the wealthy people in charge of media could care less about humanity. This creates an illusion that this is normal since all our media echoes their sentiments. The world would be a better place if they were not in charge.

[–] NeilBru@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

the wealthy people in charge of media could not care less about humanity

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

I will remember that for when I write a formal piece. Thanks Grammar Nazi!

[–] NeilBru@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

Grammar uber alles.

[–] match@pawb.social 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

to be clear it doesn't feel nearly that bad outside the anglosphere

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago

Because the disinformation warfare targets anglosphere.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sorry I'm sucking up all the Empathy... It will probably get better after I die.

[–] Gaspar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sorry I'm sucking up all the Empathy

Huh. I thought that was me. Do... do we have to fight now? Like Highlander? CAN THERE BE ONLY ONE?

Yeah but for empathy so you got it backwards.

Ill get the needle+thread+condoms.

[–] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Count me in

[–] thann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As bad as those are, no. This shit is worse.

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