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If you aren't horrified by what's happening to Iran right now then you're an empathy deficient and that comes with a separate set of problems.
I'm 40, and absolutely remember the old internet. But the news traumatizes me so consistently lately I find myself crying every day.
When I was in the second grade, the OKC bombing rattled the windows of my school. The teacher left us to go find out what it was, and never came back. We went to the next classroom in search of an adult, she had a television on, and we all sat and watched live news footage of mangled children being pulled out of the building's daycare. I was 7.
You can't let it get to you though. Mourn them, yes, but neglecting yourself won't bring them back. You still deserve to pursue life and happiness, despite terrible things happening in the world.
I don't know the context for this microblog, but I don't think whats happening in Iran is what he was thinking of when he said "digital horrors".
I remember seeing footage of bombings from the Bosnian war in the 90's. Well before digital video on the internet was popular, it was just on cable TV.
I don't know Lauderdale personally, but he has a funny YouTube channel and seems cool enough that I'm gonna hold off on judging this without context.
Crying everyday? That's clinical depression. Stay away from the news. It's pure distilled concentrated human suffering.
I don't think clinical depression is real. I think it's something that capitalists invented to preserve the status quo. Instead of dealing with systemic issues they sell us therapy and medication, making even more money.
I know exactly why I'm crying every day. There is always a reason behind why someone is depressed.
I have a handful of colleagues in Iran so I probably emphasise with it more than the usual horrors but stuff like this has been going on non stop around the world my entire life so idk why you’d be uniquely horrified by it
Eh, you get used to it.
I hope not. As difficult as it is to be sad every waking moment, I think being numb to this would be worse.