Has the world just gone to shit a lot faster in the past few years, or am I simply more aware of the shit that happens?
This isn't going to be a rant of 'the world we live in' - I'm not politically savvy enough for a conversation of that caliber.
I was just wondering about the state of the world today and if it's always been this active.
I mean, I can't see how it's NOT always been like this. Not everything develops at the same rate as technology. Man, wouldn't that be a scary world.
I simply find myself in a - shall we say - more international frame of mind at the moment. Probably due to the excessive amount of celtic music I'm listening to. TowhichI'mlistening.
Fun fact: I ALWAYS want to spell frame with a 'ph'. I don't even.
Anywhozlebees. Things have happened. As they are wont to do. But I don't really go out looking for these things. I don't stay particularly in tune with the news and goings-on of the world. Which isn't to say it doesn't interest me and it would probably be a good idea to become more aware of the global state of things. But I get my jollies in other ways, thanks.
Ever so very rarely, I'll click on the 'News' icon in my Safari toolbar, and the amount of articles it says it has in little parentheses usually exceeds 300. And I'm not talking about the Kim Kardashian Wedding types of news (which, ironically, I know a lot more about than the Real World). I mean things like the governmental shit that's going down in Greece, the attacks in Nigeria, and the 'Syrian Forces Kill 27' articles. I can't pretend to fully comprehend everything that I read, but some of this shit is scary.
Mayhaps that's why I don't, usually. Not only does it make me fully aware of the real world stuff that happens outside of my little sphere, but it reminds me that my little sphere is, in fact, oh so very little. Which isn't to say that I don't like being reminded that I'm not the centre of my and my friends' worlds - a jolt of reality is good for people. It's just so very daunting to think that so much in the world goes on and you're rarely aware of it all. Even more so that you can do very little about it. If you even want to.
The amount of news I come across without even trying also leads me to wonder how much parents hide from their children. Which isn't to say that kids of a certain age would even be interested in world politics. I mean, 9/11 was a big deal and I knew that and respected that when I found out - I just don't recall if I really understood why. On the other hand, technology has increased majestically even within the last few years, and my access to technology has as well. With as much time as I spend on the internet, it makes sense that I would come across some of the things that don't always get brought up over family dinner.
I dunno, really. Just random musings.
*The chorus* - 'Scraping the Barrel', Shooglenifty
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