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> Why can’t we be kind and considerate of each other? inflation and social media. before we had just inflation. now we have social media that magnifies it.
No. I would rather think its the lack of proper education on how to behave morally, how to have make valid argument, how our choices impact the life of others, and lack of self control training.
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And the recent heatwave? The last argument with my brother was so over the top it did permanent damage to our relationship. Upon reflection I do wonder how much heat had to do with it.
heatwave is also caused by global warming caused by co2 levels as energy use rises with inflation. inflation then widens wealth parity gap and social media reminds individuals to take risks they cannot afford and so on.... inflation causes stock prices to rise and factory outputs, exports to rise leading to more energy consumption. edit: i think i know why your brother is mad at you
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And the recent heatwave? The last argument with my brother was so over the top it did permanent damage to our relationship. Upon reflection I do wonder how much heat had to do with it.
heatwave is also caused by global warming caused by co2 levels as energy use rises with inflation. inflation then widens wealth parity gap and social media reminds individuals to take risks they cannot afford and so on.... inflation causes stock prices to rise and factory outputs, exports to rise leading to more energy consumption. edit: i think i know why your brother is mad at you
I’m a little drunk and I have not even read the article but I was discussing this very thing with my friends. We have so many stories and we are each going through so much struggle individually. Why can’t we be kind and considerate of each other?
Well I, for one, would love to. It's those hateful divisive others who are the problem.
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inflation causes rapid drop in education quality
Non sequitur. Inflation and education quality are unrelated. (Perhaps they are related when inflation gets really bad, but we aren't anywhere near that. And, education wasn't great when inflation was very near zero for a decade, and neither was social kindness.)
if income is stagnant money loses value faster due to inflation.
What I came to understand was that I had picked up certain ideas about myself over the course of my life. "I am this" and "I am that." They weren't really true, and so I was always kind of at odds with the world.
Over a period of years, I started to understand the situation better. I was fortunate to be able to hire a good therapist, and I worked with him for four years. I started reading about Buddhism, Advaita-Vedanta and other non-dual philosophies. I began to meditate and attend a local Buddhist temple.
I also listened to a lot of Alan Watts, Rupert Spira, Francis Lucille and other spiritual teachers.
I also read and watched a lot of the work of Sam Harris, Robert Sapolsky, Gabor Maté and others.
Eventually I came to realize that my false, egoic self was just an illusion, and that I no longer needed to take anything personally. I also developed a greater sense of compassion for other people, and started to notice how they were caught in the same trap that had held me for so many decades.
At this time, I don't really take things personally anymore. I'm generally at ease in the world. If this kind of stuff interests you, you might enjoy the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX1IFUDNtto
edits: Fixed up typos and missing words a bit.
Sonder: n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you’ll never know existed, in which you might appear only once, as an extra…
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Non sequitur. Inflation and education quality are unrelated. (Perhaps they are related when inflation gets really bad, but we aren't anywhere near that. And, education wasn't great when inflation was very near zero for a decade, and neither was social kindness.)
inflation means everybody takes home less pay year after year if income is stagnant money loses value faster due to inflation.