I look around me at people my age and it angers me to see how ignorant they can be. No idea about what's going on in the world and it's not like we're kids, you know, they should really care more.
But then, I look around at people older than me and I see them walking with blankets over their eyes and I think...how can I expect more from a 20-year-old? When I see grown, well-read people gladly do the ignorant sheep...
It is a chain of succession perhaps. Maybe your upbringing has led you to a realisation that others have yet to reach. Ignorance is contagious through the ages.
I don't know, man,'cause they seem all good and smart if you talk to them about other things. I was actually really disappointed 'cause I liked this guy who was really well-read and smart and stuff but then, I heard him talking about some of our current political problems and I couldn't believe he was falling for that....huge disappointment :/
But hey, it's popular to go with the herd...
There is a difference between encouraging well-read and being wise. People focus on what thy think will get them something (generally money) while things of importance they ignore which generally takes away their chances at getting what they want (generally money). People complain about governments but don't understand their own tax liabilities and opportunities. They complain about inflation and then buy on credit. They know about the world yet are blind to why they suffer in it.
But it seems like such a lack in judgement. I mean if you know there are things that are wrong and you have the intellectual capability of understanding what's wrong, why be blind? :/
I think it is the 'hedonist life'. YOLO you know. Facing problems is not comfortable and made even more so when there is an unwillingness in incapacity to do anything about them. Ignorance is bliss in the moment only though and those who spend too much life avoiding the problems they face will see their ability increasingly diminished.
You know, I saw this movie about Harvey Milk (the one with Sean Penn) when I was a kid and hin that, he said something about how if you hide a problem in a drawer, it just grows until it becomes immense. If you stare at it out in the open, you see you can beat it. And that's stayed with me for like...10 years.
I wish more people thought that way, but they don't. You're right, it sucks facing problems and unpleasant truths, so they just let someone else deal with them. But nobody will and those problems will grow way out of proportion and swallow us whole.
The trick isn't finding the problems, it is picking the battles that lead to their solution. Sometimes the direct approach is not the best way and instead, a slow undermining of the walls leads to a critical point where they collapse and the flood gates open. When it comes to institutionalised issues, direct rarely will turn tides until the ripples have pulled in enough strength behind the waves.
Same story here. You just beat me to it.