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Calling it a bubble gives the illusion that I sit at home sheltering myself from everything. That isn't the case.
I am a student, I go out with friends, I work, I vote. I am not some hermit who hides in my closet trying to avoid the world. If stuff gets through to me, I will pay attention, but I will not watch the news, I will not read the paper, and I wont find interest in gossip magazines.
People think it is unnatural for me to be so shut out, but I think it is unnatural for us to know what Ahmad Karbali on 23 Walklasha Lane in Iran is eating for breakfast. With new technology, we are satisfying our natural curiousities of what other people do, but it's to an extreme. I think it's weird.
People become obsessed with other peoples lives, and things that are out of their control, and to what end?! Stress, worry, depression, ignoring the life you have of your own?? Mostly anyone who lives in the Western culture has become immune to images of violence and suffering. In fact, in more than a few cases, some people find it humourous. I mean, take a look at all of the terrible videos floating on the net that tonnes of people seem to get entertainment from.
Is THAT normal?! I think it is corrupt how people can watch a video of someone getting hit by a car, or someone torturing a cat and get some laughs out of it. More often than not, my reactions to things like that seem more normal, even though it isn't as common, and it's mainly due to the fact that I am not CONSTANTLY exposed to it.
Take a look in the newspaper and do a little experiment. Go through only the headlines, and count how many "negative" words there are, like "war", "death", "terrorist", "murder", etc. and then go through and do the same with the "positive" words. P.S. Words like "the" and "it" don't count as positive.
This is what people feed their minds every day and I think this is when the expression "you are what you eat" applies.
And if any of you are willing to actually give it a try, I think you should do a self test and see the results for yourself.
Write a general review on how you feel about things; when you read a newspaper, write about how your mood changes afterward, when you watch TV, write about the feelings you have towards the different images you see. Then go 2-4 weeks without watching any television, reading newspapers, (or online news), and then do the same thing. I am guessing your productivity will go up, you will feel better in general, and you will be buying less "junk".
I doubt anyone will actually do it because everyone seems to be addicted to their stupid TV boxes, but if you do, let me know the results.
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