“Absence Of Critical Thinking”: 30 Social Trends That Worry People

I'm so glad this is the first post. Today I had an interview in the SW US for an admin position with a worldwide disaster mitigation and recovery company. I brought up empathy in direct dealing with victims of disaster. She said that was one of the characteristics they were looking for in the candidate. Then I flip on my tv to find the LA fires. I hope I get the job and can make a difference. Edit: I was home when I saw the coverage of the LA fires.

It's so bad that when someone is around who does have empathy and care for others, they're chastised for it. I got shouted at by more than a few people on a very hot day on the bus, no air conditioning, stuck in rush hour traffic. I saw a guy slumped over, so I wanted to check if they were okay in case they had heat stroke or something. People took issue that I was "interrupting him from his nap". The guy looked up and nodded he was okay. At least he wasn't mad with me. But, by golly, other people were pissed off I cared. Thing is, I was concerned because the week before, during the same heat wave, I was, again, stuck in traffic, in the far lane from the curb so I couldn't be let off, and I was getting terribly sick, dehydrated, high heart rate and getting dizzy and on the verge of passing out. Not even the bus driver or anyone was concerned. That's why I check on people.

But a few years ago everyone (on TikTok) was claiming to be empathic! Yeah. No. It was for views.

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Sorry all the empathy I had for my lifetime is spent.

And anti-science. Anyone who is against science, doesn’t understand what it is.

These people consistently vote in the interest of rich white males. Yet they say they hate ":elites".

As far as I'm concerned, you should always keep an open mind about things because people, by design, have personal biases/agendas that they may not even be aware of. Don't be so quick to just automatically believe what someone, even an "expert," tells you.

A German comedian (Harald Schmidt) stated that he finds it odd, that the same people who were vaccination experts a few years ago are suddenly electric car experts. ;)

I don't blame people for this. The information out there is always changing and so many sources are deceptive.

We spent a ton of our time with our daughter. But guess what, peer pressure, phone use, social media, and the internet has a greater role in shaping their brains. Sadly.

I will never tell a parent they're being too hard on their kids for shouting and reprimanding them for misbehaving and putting themselves in danger. It's reactive and kids need to hear those sharp tones because they need to learn that love isn't just shown with soft voices, smiles and hugs. They need to know how their actions and behaviour makes others feel, and how that looks is more unpleasant, which is why kids cry. They cry when they get in trouble because they know they let down their parents and now no one is having fun.

Too many parents try to be their kid's best friends instead of figures of authority.

Let's put it this way. The vast majority of kids are being parented, with rules, consistency, and structure. Kids will have some rough edges that will be smoothed by time and experience. I don't think we need to tar and feather anybody...yet.

Sadly, so many parents are so overwhelmed managing two busy careers and a household that they just tap out. Super sad for the kids. An iPad isn't a parent. The word no isn't mean.

If people used spellcheck and at least proof read what they typed, it is easy to catch mistakes.

I’m an editor. If people actually cared about stuff like this, I’d have so much work!

It's just part of the planned stupidity.

They should of lissened to there teacher

Also, people cannot punctuate their sentences properly. They cannot even string ten words together into a coherent sentence . . . but they can string seventy-five words together into a run-on mass of gibberish.

Don't worry, they "do their own research"

The speed at which social media platforms function is part of the problem. Someone sees a post from some influencer they follow and they feel like they have to respond (typically in agreement) immediately so they're in on the new thing from the beginning. If you take even five minutes to try to verify the post, you're already behind, your comment is at the bottom of the thread and you're socially irrelevant. It's impossible to be both thoughtful and "seen." Most people seem to be choosing the latter.

And just recording everything… The amount of concerts I’ve mostly watched through other peoples cameras 🙄