It must be nice to be privileged enough to ignore politics and be happy. I could, but my employer doesn’t. My landlord doesn’t. CEO 's don’t. They lobby to keep prices high, wages low, and workers powerless…
It must be nice to be privileged enough to ignore politics and be happy.
Is “privileged” what we’re calling it when when you’ve resigned yourself to being powerless? That seems less like privilege and more like despair.
my employer doesn’t. My landlord doesn’t. CEO 's don’t. They lobby to keep prices high, wages low, and workers powerless…
If the privileged people are engaged with politics and the disenfranchised people are powerless, wouldn’t this suggest that engaging with politics is the privilege and its being reserved for the exceptionally wealthy?
I don’t think they meant to bite at anyone. I feel compassion for anyone who has been beaten down by our system and doesn’t have any fight left. I still have a little, and I take that statement as encouragement to keep fighting. Despair and depression are brutal and I’ll keep fighting for both of us.
I think you’re correlating people who have stopped engaging with people who don’t care.
I have panic attacks when I think about the state of our world. I block out most posts that trigger me. If I didn’t, I’d be a nervous wreck sitting in misery if I didn’t. That doesn’t mean I don’t know what’s happening, I’m very aware and I keep up, but I’m also not going to have a constant feed of anxiety forced in my face.
We used to be informed if we read a daily newspaper. Don’t confuse “refusing to have constant anxiety” with privilege.
Being able to participate in politics and democracy is a privilege in itself, imo. Not as much as not having to do so anyway (under a democracy, dictatorships don’t count), but I still think it’s a privilege.
Not to brush off your problems, though. Sorry you’re dealing with all of that.
Not sure what you mean, Buddhists are some of the best activists out there. Buddhism believes in the Middle Way. By avoiding suffering, you are denying yourself enlightenment. However seeking/creating unnecessary suffering is also bad.
I mean it will not bring happiness but it will avoid suffering. I get that is not what is meant I was just being cute about the comic and the general interpretation of the four truths.
It must be nice to be privileged enough to ignore politics and be happy. I could, but my employer doesn’t. My landlord doesn’t. CEO 's don’t. They lobby to keep prices high, wages low, and workers powerless…
Is “privileged” what we’re calling it when when you’ve resigned yourself to being powerless? That seems less like privilege and more like despair.
If the privileged people are engaged with politics and the disenfranchised people are powerless, wouldn’t this suggest that engaging with politics is the privilege and its being reserved for the exceptionally wealthy?
I don’t think they meant to bite at anyone. I feel compassion for anyone who has been beaten down by our system and doesn’t have any fight left. I still have a little, and I take that statement as encouragement to keep fighting. Despair and depression are brutal and I’ll keep fighting for both of us.
I think you’re correlating people who have stopped engaging with people who don’t care.
I have panic attacks when I think about the state of our world. I block out most posts that trigger me. If I didn’t, I’d be a nervous wreck sitting in misery if I didn’t. That doesn’t mean I don’t know what’s happening, I’m very aware and I keep up, but I’m also not going to have a constant feed of anxiety forced in my face.
We used to be informed if we read a daily newspaper. Don’t confuse “refusing to have constant anxiety” with privilege.
Being able to participate in politics and democracy is a privilege in itself, imo. Not as much as not having to do so anyway (under a democracy, dictatorships don’t count), but I still think it’s a privilege.
Not to brush off your problems, though. Sorry you’re dealing with all of that.
look at that privilege ☞
I think the promise here is the idea it will bring happiness. As any good buddhist will tell you it will just avoid suffering.
Not sure what you mean, Buddhists are some of the best activists out there. Buddhism believes in the Middle Way. By avoiding suffering, you are denying yourself enlightenment. However seeking/creating unnecessary suffering is also bad.
I mean it will not bring happiness but it will avoid suffering. I get that is not what is meant I was just being cute about the comic and the general interpretation of the four truths.
Totally fair. I misinterpreted what you meant, my bad
Well they’ve got the time and money for hobbies like that.
And I’m pretty sure they’re not commenting on political posts so they’re happy.
I’m sure if I could do more than howl into the uncaring void I’d be happy with politics, too.