I take a ferry pretty much every day. 30 minute ride. Before cellphones, it was common to see people having great conversations with strangers. I’d have a good chat at least once a week. These days it’s quiet all the time. Unless people come on together, they ignore everyone else, even if they aren’t using a phone themselves. People have been trained to spend their time looking at the screens. Any place is a third space if you talk to people.
And risk hearing the opinion of a trump supporter? Just kidding. Really though, I hate meeting strangers and knowing there’s a like a 1/3 chance they believe some pretty hateful stuff.
20 years ago, people would call other folks on really terrible opinions, so the Right had to use dog whistles like ‘law and order’ when they meant ‘string them up.’
If MAGoos knew that they’ll have to engage randomly with folks throughout the day, they’d automatically rein in the crazy.
While you’re on your phone looking at cat videos they’re feeding each other’s hatred.
Look at it this way; back in 2002 era folks were making fun of the overly decorated flag cars some ‘patriots’ were driving.
A vehicle done up full Trump style, with full size flags and a dozen signs, would have been a laughing stock.
Most of the hateful stuff comes from social isolation, lack of emotional support and toxic relationships. A healthy social life could have prevented many of those people to radicalize into the idiots the are now.
I take a ferry pretty much every day. 30 minute ride. Before cellphones, it was common to see people having great conversations with strangers. I’d have a good chat at least once a week. These days it’s quiet all the time. Unless people come on together, they ignore everyone else, even if they aren’t using a phone themselves. People have been trained to spend their time looking at the screens. Any place is a third space if you talk to people.
And risk hearing the opinion of a trump supporter? Just kidding. Really though, I hate meeting strangers and knowing there’s a like a 1/3 chance they believe some pretty hateful stuff.
That’s one of Trump’s biggest strengths.
20 years ago, people would call other folks on really terrible opinions, so the Right had to use dog whistles like ‘law and order’ when they meant ‘string them up.’
If MAGoos knew that they’ll have to engage randomly with folks throughout the day, they’d automatically rein in the crazy.
While you’re on your phone looking at cat videos they’re feeding each other’s hatred.
Look at it this way; back in 2002 era folks were making fun of the overly decorated flag cars some ‘patriots’ were driving.
A vehicle done up full Trump style, with full size flags and a dozen signs, would have been a laughing stock.
Most of the hateful stuff comes from social isolation, lack of emotional support and toxic relationships. A healthy social life could have prevented many of those people to radicalize into the idiots the are now.