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How do you be aware of major issues in the world and locally without becoming deeply depressed and cynical? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/33816821

As someone in the US it’s so easy to see so many depressing issues from the ravages of capitalism, to war, imperialism, and genocide. How can one care about these issues and hope for change without allowing themselves to be affected mentally?

I’ve been considering this for the past week, connecting it with Buddhist compassion towards the world and a need for mindfulness. But it’s so easy to fall into emotionlessness.

I’ve also thought through the world has always had issues and though some are getting much worse some are getting better.

I have gone to counseling before but they just make it an individual problem when it’s the world.

Edit: doesn’t have to be US centric. Just I’m writing from that pov

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[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

With varying levels of success.

At my best, I remember my bad feelings bend the moral arc of the universe towards anger instead of clarity, the opposite of how it feels, and just sort of picture a fire hose blasting through a sieve, and then try to be that.