2.3.25 - Nearly done

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It has been a really difficult few weeks. Busy and depressed at the same time. I've only just developed my motivation again. Trying to turn up for the blogging. Trying to find the meaning. Trying not to miss things which mean something to me, for me. Feeling lost and miserable and just appalled at the state of the world. Being disgusted about the war drums which are beating. Being disgusted by the people who benefit from the stupidity. Being disgusted at people who are saying we should go to war because they oppose everything Trump does. The only person who keeps me sane is Oisin and then a few friends here and there.

It's ok. Social media is not the real world. It's ok.

It's ok.

People who have never stood up of Palestine are now standing up for Ukraine. People who have said NOTHING about the genocide taking place in Palestine are like SHEEP just going oh poor Ukraine without know exactly what the circumstances are which have led to this.

So the experiment has been conducted three times now - and now I know this conclusively about social media.

The experiments were Covid, Palestine and TWICE Ukraine. The conclusions are:-

1. People generally just follow the crowd - their crowd. They will assume they are one side and then follow whatever their side is saying. 

2. They will do this even if it against their own interests. Even if they have to take an experimental treatment, even if they have to suffer inflation and economic hardship.

3. They do not do their own research about a topic and will post anything, even if it is generated by ChatGPT and other AI. In fact, they find it embarrassing that they are doing this. Their won research.

4. They are hypocrites and will say one thing while do another. They will say they hate facism and then not speak up for the Palestinians.

5. People are cowards - they will not speak up because they are afraid of going against the grain.

So, I am no longer going to do any political posts on FB and it makes me so sick that people who would otherwise consider themselves to be peaceful people would end up beating the war drums because of Trump. It's like opposite world. But you know what doesn't get their blood going? When Trump shares disgusting videos about Gaza. No one says anything. But when he 'disrespects' fucking Zelensky, oh my good - we must go to war with Russia. Jesus. People who do not speak up for Gaza but speak up for Ukraine - I know who you are now. I know.

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