Matt's thoughts at the last CTH episode was one of the most bleak and out of touch things I've ever heard. Your friends and family already know that there's a more fair and equitable way to distribute resources. They've had experiences that taught them this. They've experieced media that tells them this, before Avatar. They Do. Not. Care.
They will not care. They've absorbed exactly the same information you have, more than you if you're older, and they do not give a fuck. They are happy with the imperial project, and they want to keep the frontier because they need the fantasy of being a cowboy or superhero, or at least knowing that cowboys and superheroes are out there. If the people you know in real life waking up and just doing the right thing are our only hope, we are so, so fucked.
They've seen the same stuff, and encountered the same information, but in a warped and distorted way thanks to mainstream ideology. That has prevented them from them from seeing the truth, but maybe we can help them to see more clearly.
Matt's thoughts at the last CTH episode was one of the most bleak and out of touch things I've ever heard. Your friends and family already know that there's a more fair and equitable way to distribute resources. They've had experiences that taught them this. They've experieced media that tells them this, before Avatar. They Do. Not. Care.
They will not care. They've absorbed exactly the same information you have, more than you if you're older, and they do not give a fuck. They are happy with the imperial project, and they want to keep the frontier because they need the fantasy of being a cowboy or superhero, or at least knowing that cowboys and superheroes are out there. If the people you know in real life waking up and just doing the right thing are our only hope, we are so, so fucked.
It's cliche, but Plato's allegory of the cave
They've seen the same stuff, and encountered the same information, but in a warped and distorted way thanks to mainstream ideology. That has prevented them from them from seeing the truth, but maybe we can help them to see more clearly.
The assumption that people have had the truth warped vs. consciously rejecting it is a huge leap of faith that doesn't really translate to reality.
Is it? I'd say most people do not actively think about how their ideology shapes what they're observing.
idealism, not even once