Does anyone else feel like the more they learn about fucked up history and current events the more we have to worry about? The older I get, and as I learn about history, the more things I have to think about that keep me up at night. Maybe ignorance is bliss after all?
EDIT: I should have mentioned originally that I’m a person that is hyper vigilant (on the spectrum) and can’t not notice things. I notice every little detail of everything I see. Why is the guy at the grocery store blocking the entire aisle and is completely oblivious that people can’t get by? Why did that person turn without a turn signal? I notice people’s body language. I meticulously pick apart things that people say and extract meaning that I’m sure they never intended. I originally thought it was OCD, but I don’t have any of those traditional trappings. I wish I could just turn it off, as it’s exhausting.
This essentially sums up how I go through my day. I wish I could not know/notice things: https://youtu.be/dmbtt3iGXzg
No.
Shove that blue crayon up my nose!
Extended warranty? How can I lose!
Literally just finished watching that episode🤣
No. In fact the world would be a better place if more people actually knew what was going on and then maybe feel inclined to do something about it. Knowledge is power and right now, in a lot of places, knowledge is being suppressed as ignorant masses are easier to control and manipulate.
For me it’s not history, but niche things that I would learn and then never be able to use, where when I didn’t know I had zero complaints.
Sometimes it is better to not know, so I can not care about trivial things.
I deeply love learning fucked up history. But I also like hearing other people share their niche interests with me so I try not to explore everything myself.
Part of the joy is learning it vicariously through passionate individuals
Just take one of these and you’ll feel much better. 😆
First they came for the socialists, and I blissfully ignored it.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I blissfully ignored it.
Then they came for the Jews, and I blissfully ignored it.
Then they came for me, and I could not ignore it.
—boaratio
fair
Ignorance absolutely is bliss. However, it also comes with some downsides.
One being easily abused, especially en masse.
Part of knowing is learning how to deal with the shit.
Maybe that’s the thing I haven’t learned yet.
Lol. Not to worry. Most of us haven’t.
No, you don’t have to worry much about things that are out of your control. Like I don’t appreciate the president of America being a criminal and a pedophile, but it’s not my country and it doesn’t really affect my daily life much. So I’ll just file that somewhere in my brain’s long term storage, but I don’t let it influence my brain’s RAM when it doesn’t need to. Maybe when I’m pumping gas, or discussing European cloud in LinkedIn, I’ll think about it for a hot second and then store it back in long term storage.
