That's the thing that disturbs and confounds me the most. I never imagined so many people were so entitled, spoiled and selfish that they would be unwilling to make any sacrifice of convenience for the sake of society. Not only that, when it happens, like being asked to not drive gas guzzlers, wear a mask, turn down the AC, or just to drink without straws, they flip out like they're under attack. I never noticed this growing up. It seems really crazy how common it is now.
One possibility is that they know deep down that we need a major course correction to address one of several major impending disasters. And they are afraid of the scale of what's coming, so the freak out could be based on thinking the monster has arrived at the door. So its just a reactionary rejection of what they are anticipating.
I've noticed the same thing, but I don't think it's something that changed recently. I feel like people with that kind of attitude have always been around and I just notice it more because now that I'm older I interact with more adults (who tend to be more opinionated on politics than teens) than when I was a teenager, and also my politics/worldview has changed, so when I hear someone say something like "I'm not wearing a mask to help slow the spread because I have the freedom to choose not to" I don't think "well that's just a guy exercising his rights because this is America, and that's a beautiful thing" instead I realize "this guy is a selfish piece of shit who would outright kill me to make a few bucks if it were legal, and basically all the people who run shit think that way, and that's fucked up".
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That's the thing that disturbs and confounds me the most. I never imagined so many people were so entitled, spoiled and selfish that they would be unwilling to make any sacrifice of convenience for the sake of society. Not only that, when it happens, like being asked to not drive gas guzzlers, wear a mask, turn down the AC, or just to drink without straws, they flip out like they're under attack. I never noticed this growing up. It seems really crazy how common it is now.
One possibility is that they know deep down that we need a major course correction to address one of several major impending disasters. And they are afraid of the scale of what's coming, so the freak out could be based on thinking the monster has arrived at the door. So its just a reactionary rejection of what they are anticipating.
I've noticed the same thing, but I don't think it's something that changed recently. I feel like people with that kind of attitude have always been around and I just notice it more because now that I'm older I interact with more adults (who tend to be more opinionated on politics than teens) than when I was a teenager, and also my politics/worldview has changed, so when I hear someone say something like "I'm not wearing a mask to help slow the spread because I have the freedom to choose not to" I don't think "well that's just a guy exercising his rights because this is America, and that's a beautiful thing" instead I realize "this guy is a selfish piece of shit who would outright kill me to make a few bucks if it were legal, and basically all the people who run shit think that way, and that's fucked up".