I think our society generates hate. Our material conditions are worsening and everyone can feel it. I personally have an extreme amount of hate, but my target is authoritarianism. I sometimes feel so angry it feels like my head is going to explode like a supernova and evaporate the entire solar system. I devote a lot of energy to containing this and channeling it into productive efforts but it does leak into my daily life time to time, regrettably. I act rude without thinking and I always feel awful about it the next day.

Imagine if I wasn't able to determine where to point my anger. I would likely fall back to baser instincts, specifically the "fear of other", which would then be confirmed and reinforced by media targeting suggestible people. When you lack critical thinking skills, anything that simplifies your model of reality tends to feel valid / truthful. Pointing anger in the wrong direction feels better than having no idea where to point it.

Just my $2. (Two cents ain't what it used to be.)

[–] InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee 36 points 1 year ago

Damn. Inflation even got to our opinions too

[–] Todesschnitzel@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Rhetorical upvote.

[–] LavaPlanet@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I think you're exactly right and I think it's by purposeful design all that hate riling thats going on, to try to distract people so they don't aim thier hate where you do, because if we all do that, the system changes and the small group of people holding all the money, have to give it back so the rest of us can have basic needs. I think it's them generating the hate, so people don't notice the entire problem is them. I could never hurt someone, really, but if I got superpowers, I'd take that trauma on, I know where I'd go first. And it would be bloody. I might even say something like your money or your life, and go all robin hood. But I don't see superpowers really happening, for me. It's a nice thought, being able to have our freedom and free everyone else under the purposeful oppression that is capitalism and that capitalism has to generate to survive.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Personally I feel zero hate or anger for anyone or any group and I'm a bit concerned at the amount of hate you're saying that society feels in general. I'm not special, so what's the difference? What's the catalyst?

Trans btw

[–] smotherlove@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The catalyst is paying $2000 to live in a shithole. The catalyst is every word I read outside of my shithole apartment being engineered to manipulate me. The catalyst is my government continuously stripping rights from me. The catalyst is the fucking plastic in my fucking blood.

I'm bigender. I think. Not sure.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I think I must be older than you. Being young is tough, but hate is never healthy. Learn to address your issues and conquer your struggles with determination instead of turning your frustrations into unhealthy coping mechanisms. Life doesn't have to suck, you know.