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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOne of the real problems today is that.MAGAts and RWs across
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The planet have no understanding of the meanings of words or concepts. As a result of this, we are facing the unraveling of reason.
niyad
(134,017 posts)Ocelot II
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malaise
(297,921 posts)The Red Queen😀
Maraya1969
(23,564 posts)Clouds Passing
(8,189 posts)Compassion, love, empathy, generosity, caring, gratitude, kindness, wisdom .
malaise
(297,921 posts)are worse than social media
Clouds Passing
(8,189 posts)H2O Man
(79,249 posts)It is, of course, the confusion of language spoken of in the esoteric story of the Tower of Babel. It is a feature shared by every failed or failing empire in human history.
malaise
(297,921 posts)Any thoughts on desensitizing young males via these violent games
H2O Man
(79,249 posts)are not conscious. Thus, those who play them at an addicted extend are operating at a lower level of consciousness, where their brain chemicals in a manner producing "pleasure." It is sad but true that our level of high-tech skills is far above the general level of human Goodness. Machines are running more peopl's minds.
I've been posting essays on other forums recently, where they tend to get more response and conversation than here. Either way, though, I guess I'm doing my thinking on a computer! Ha! But nothing at the level of kids on cell phones, or young guys addicted to mindless, violent games. And "addicted" is literal, in terms of brain chemistry. We witness the result. That's not to say every kid, but there seems a rather obvious common history among these violent games per violent young men.
People tend to too often focus on what isn't important, and fail to see the more important features. There is almost always an incident that lights the fuse, followed by leakage.
Very troubling
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