Nice take. I think about this way too much. I think the one point that needs to be a part of this discussion is not just how skeptical we are, but how much of what we believe is determined by what we want (or think we want) to believe, and how the media landscape has (d)evolved and fractured to coddle our biases rather than challenge them.
Similar to @Christopher in the comments, I've thought about this often as well. Trust is dwindling and I see it at the local community level also. We are far from the days of asking neighbors for a bit of sugar or simply making an effort for one another. Robert Putnam has shared his work around this many years ago and it all comes down to trust. How do you trust people, institutions, those in service if you can't trust them?
However, it leads me to believe that there is still impact in wanting that type of community whether at the macro or micro scale. It's up to us to create what we seek. Does it take work? Yes ! Is it worth it? Absolutely!
It gives me hope that people like you and Christopher recognize the problem and are down to do the work. Everyone is so flimsy with each other these days and it's making for a very insecure and lonely experience! I know we're better than this!
Nice take. I think about this way too much. I think the one point that needs to be a part of this discussion is not just how skeptical we are, but how much of what we believe is determined by what we want (or think we want) to believe, and how the media landscape has (d)evolved and fractured to coddle our biases rather than challenge them.
Similar to @Christopher in the comments, I've thought about this often as well. Trust is dwindling and I see it at the local community level also. We are far from the days of asking neighbors for a bit of sugar or simply making an effort for one another. Robert Putnam has shared his work around this many years ago and it all comes down to trust. How do you trust people, institutions, those in service if you can't trust them?
However, it leads me to believe that there is still impact in wanting that type of community whether at the macro or micro scale. It's up to us to create what we seek. Does it take work? Yes ! Is it worth it? Absolutely!
It gives me hope that people like you and Christopher recognize the problem and are down to do the work. Everyone is so flimsy with each other these days and it's making for a very insecure and lonely experience! I know we're better than this!