Sometimes I feel like whatever I'd do it won't be enough. What/where I buy or where I donate seem trivial in the larger scheme of things. From extreme power concentration to world hunger. From climate change to AI safety. Too many things that I'd like to change, but I feel powerless sometimes. The feeling comes coupled with a sense of guilt of not doing enough and not being enough. Do you guys get this feeling too? How do you deal with it?
I do believe in the necessity of optimism in order to affect change, but sometimes hope is hard to cultivate. How do you guys keep your optimism up?
Thanks for reading my mini-rant.
Also, the meme is not OC
I don't do anything, as I feel anyone that's optimistic today isn't paying enough attention to be well informed.
That being said, I simply try to minimize personal impact from external sources. This isn't something that you succeed at but as you get better at.
I wish everyone the best of luck on their journey but I don't want to be a part of it in any way.
Honestly, I'm done being well informed. There's literally nothing I can do about any of the stuff happening on the global level or even national level apart from get depressed and angry.
So I'm narrowing my attention to what I can change around me.
That's my aim as well, I was just saying anyone optimistic about the dumpster fire we're living in has not been paying any attention.
I filter all my stuff here so I see maybe the a ragebait political post once every day or two and never anything that involves trump, maga, etc. I have no desire to read anything about it.
Filter and focus