I love Wednesdays, they mean I've nearly made it through the week and soon I'll be able to hang out with the kids and play video games. Or on the trampoline that Santa brought. That was a great idea on Santas part!
My dad actually came over around 10pm and spent 3 hours helping I & myself put it together. My dad was super drunk and smelled like straight up liquor, but he was singing, joking and laughing with us. That was so refreshing as my dad has been under a lot of stress due to my grandparents failing health and things just haven't been the way they were before my mother passed away.
BUT, less sentimental and sad and more snarky. I don't have a prepared or well thought out entry, so I'm going to wing it and just focus on something that set me off directly before I deactivated Facebook for a 7-day break. ("Why not just get rid of Facebook if you feel like you need a break? HuH? Duh." Because I'm addicted to social media, but even I know when enough is enough and I need to step back.
I'm going to try harder to not get so involved with Facebook, but damn, you guys got so much drama and stuff going on and if I don't have the app open I might miss one of those times when some guy's wife posts on his wall about his cheating and stuff. I mean, this is really important plot points I'm missing out on for the sake of my mental health here.
Anyway. One of the things that sets me off, quickly, while (stalking people) Facebooking is the massive amount of uninformed opinions being slapped over an image and taken as fact. With zero research you have thousands of people sharing some stupid picture that is totally inaccurate. Thousands of shares. Thousands of people who think it's correct.
What the fuck happened to critical thinking? I am on Facebook all damn day and I have used it to not only gather truthful information, but to keep myself apprised of opinions that conflict with my own. ( I mean, nothing beats actual research on any topic, which you should do before you post any type of fucking image, guys.) But typically, on the most outlandish and dumb posts, the second or third comment is usually the one speaking the truth. Bonus points to the poster if they provide links to back up their information.
But it's not fucking hard to have an informed opinion and make yourself aware of other opinions on whatever topic. It literally will take ten minutes of your day and then you have, not only gained factual information, but you've hopefully expanded your own opinion and are now aware/understanding of other people's.
I am right a lot. I am right a lot because I do not speak about subjects I haven't put effort into learning quite a bit about. I think it is very immature to have an attitude in which you think you cannot be taught something new. My children have humbled me and taught me more new things than any teacher I've ever had.
Why do we close ourselves off from knowledge? It's really sad to me that people would rather be "Right" than informed. Life isn't black and white, there's a fuck ton of grey area.. I should know, it's where I hang out the most.
The world would be a better place if you worried less about being right and more about being informed.
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