African American
In reply to the discussion: Why does a discussion of racism (as it relates to black Americans) always dissolve . . . [View all]OneGrassRoot
(23,954 posts)It drives me insane.
Nowadays it's as though most interactions are not real discussions, with LISTENING, a back-and-forth conversation, and HONESTY (I firmly believe most people have a really hard time being introspective and honest with themselves, let alone other people.)
I thought it was mainly an online phenomenon, but it seems interactions IRL have now been impacted by the same dynamic of people being consumed by broadcasting their opinions rather than listening to others.
Instead of taking time to consider that there may be something to be gleaned from what someone else is saying, their energy is put into how they're going to respond and debate.
I usually come away feeling as though I'm the one who is batshit crazy.
But, really...