Alright, let’s talk about something uncomfortable—but crucial. You. Me. Society. And the fact that most of us are frogs chilling in water that’s slowly being brought to a boil.
Yeah, I know. You’ve heard this metaphor before. But guess what? It’s REAL—and it’s happening right now.
The Boiling Frog Society: Why You Don't Even Know You're Cooking
So, here’s the deal: Society is the water. We need it. Just like frogs need water to live, humans need community, structure, and those little dopamine hits from fitting in. Society gives us Netflix, grocery stores, WiFi, and the warm embrace of social validation. Lovely.
But what happens when society turns against itself?
- When governments, corporations, or power-hungry psychos start using our predictability against us?
- When propaganda, groupthink, or mass manipulation crank up the heat without us realizing it?
- When we’re so comfortable floating around in our little frog-loungers that we don’t notice we’re cooking?
Spoiler alert: You get boiled.
And history has shown us how this happens. The Nazis? The Soviets? Any regime that ever convinced a population to turn against itself? Boiling frogs, every single time. But not just in war. It’s in tech, social media, modern consumer culture.
The trick is knowing when to jump.
Jump Too Early? You Starve. Jump Too Late? You’re Soup.
Now, here’s the paradox. You can’t just bail on society completely.
"That’s it, I’m done! I’m off the grid, deleting everything, never talking to another human again!"
Whoa, easy there, Rambo. I get it. The world is exhausting. But here’s the thing: You still need water. You still need some connection. It’s about choosing the right environment, not cutting yourself off completely.
Think about social media. The internet. The metaphorical vitamin water of our digital age. It’s like regular water, but juiced up. Full of potential. Full of power. It hydrates your mind, supercharges your business, fuels revolutions… but guess what?
It also boils faster. And when it boils, it burns HARD.
Social media, algorithms, endless streams of outrage and tribalism? It makes the water heat up at 10X speed and numbs you to the burn.
- You don’t notice how your thoughts are being shaped.
- You don’t realize your attention span is being stolen.
- You don’t see how your reality is being curated for you.
And by the time you DO notice? You’re already medium-rare.
So How Do You Escape Without Dying?
Simple. Awareness and timing.
- Step 1: Know that the water is heating up. Always. Society is always shifting, and power always consolidates. The moment you assume you’re safe, you’re not.
- Step 2: Watch for the bubbles. Boiling starts slowly. Look for signs—when freedom of thought gets crushed, when outrage replaces logic, when tech goes from empowering you to owning you.
- Step 3: Jump, but don’t abandon the water. You still need society. You need connection. You need structure. Just find a healthier pond.
Final Thought: Choose Your Water, or It Chooses You
The world is not out to save you. It’s out to use you. That doesn’t mean you have to live in fear—but you do have to live awake.
So, I’ll ask you again:
Are you the frog who sits in the pot, smiling, while the temperature rises?
Or are you the one who knows when to jump—before it’s too late?
Choose wisely.
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Love your factual insights and analogy buddy, most people will never awaken and many that do will want to stay in the water anyway, it is comfortable there, well until it is not anyway but by then it is to late. 🤣
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True! And I find it SO weird that people want to deliberately stay in that near boiling water, because it is comfortable... Pay now or pay later, but pay you will, and later, it is mostly with (heavy) interests...
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Corss my heart, but no actual frogs were harmed in the making of this post! Only stupid hoomans perhaps :-D
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Thank you!!! And to be honest, I'm always a bit hesitant to post about these kinds of topics, but perhaps I should do that more often...
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Most definitely, you're very welcome! Yes, I understand, and I agree, you should! I write about things like this often in my daily posts, and I used to post quite a bit in the Information War community a while back. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
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There are sooooo many interesting communities to post in as well... I think you could easily post 5 great posts a day, each time in different communities...
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"Protect yourself, because people are looking for who to use." This word lives rent free in my head and it has been an amazing guide for me. A great piece you got 🤝🏾
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Indeed, there are several of those statements that you should always keep in mind, and let live there rentfree (well said! ;-) )
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Thank you very much! Am considering to post more of this type of content as well...
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