Yeah, I'm extremely reactive so I really work to reign it in. My pet peeve is fact reframed as opinion. That engines designed for diesel will not run on gasoline is not my stance and my lens is not a factor. Lately I've been able to limit myself to 1. responding to statements implying we're sending plane loads of cash to Ukraine when in …
Yeah, I'm extremely reactive so I really work to reign it in. My pet peeve is fact reframed as opinion. That engines designed for diesel will not run on gasoline is not my stance and my lens is not a factor. Lately I've been able to limit myself to 1. responding to statements implying we're sending plane loads of cash to Ukraine when in reality 3/4+ of the money never leaves the US. And 2. responding statements that can only be true if there's a time machine involved because Kyiv is 700 years older than Moscow.
I think a lot of this 'outrage' is an indirect result of Covid. It seems like for lot of us Covid has just used up our lifetime allotment of patience for dealing with people who have 'fact allergies', reality disconnections, etc.
We definitely live in Upside Down World now. Which is another reason I'm so glad I skipped--as usual--the "traditional" holiday with family. As you might've guessed, I too can be a bit...reactionary. Deep breaths. It's shaping up to be a long few years, so we gotta budget our fucks and outrage. :-)
Yeah, I'm extremely reactive so I really work to reign it in. My pet peeve is fact reframed as opinion. That engines designed for diesel will not run on gasoline is not my stance and my lens is not a factor. Lately I've been able to limit myself to 1. responding to statements implying we're sending plane loads of cash to Ukraine when in reality 3/4+ of the money never leaves the US. And 2. responding statements that can only be true if there's a time machine involved because Kyiv is 700 years older than Moscow.
I think a lot of this 'outrage' is an indirect result of Covid. It seems like for lot of us Covid has just used up our lifetime allotment of patience for dealing with people who have 'fact allergies', reality disconnections, etc.
Just some thoughts....
We definitely live in Upside Down World now. Which is another reason I'm so glad I skipped--as usual--the "traditional" holiday with family. As you might've guessed, I too can be a bit...reactionary. Deep breaths. It's shaping up to be a long few years, so we gotta budget our fucks and outrage. :-)