Alienation

I don't necessarily agree with his analysis of the causes here, or the proposed solutions, but I think this article captures something very important about what the average person experiences in the world today -

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/josephbernstein/in-the-2010s-decade-we-became-alienated-by-technology?__twitter_impression=true

One of the best quotes:

“Alienation online — and perhaps offline as well — is not ingrained,” he wrote. “It comes from a reflexive assumption that powerful political and media institutions don't care, won't listen, and will not respond.”

Don't care?

Won't listen?

Yeah. And like that study a few years back, about how much the wealthy are able to influence policies and law (and how little the average American does. As shown by how there's still been little to no change on hugely popular policies like changing marijuana laws), too many people feel like what they think doesn't matter.

In a weird way, that's what some Trump supporters feel. Weird in that they then support a guy who doesn't really have their best interests at heart, but I guess I should give credit for making them feel heard or something.

Anyways. 

Alienation. We are seeing the effects of mass alienation, and those feelings seem to manifest in a variety of dangerous ways. 

I just wish that the people who could do something to change that - the ones that don't seem to care, or listen, or respond - saw that for the problem it is and actually addressed it.