#anyway i think we need to consciously learn how to challenge these kinds of mechanical/algorithmical structures | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

1ore · 2 years

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this might or might not be a helpful realization for other people, but i have learned through much self-flagellation and general despair that it is 1000% better for me to learn about current events IRL, through other likeminded people, than online. I have the privilege of interacting with others mostly in an academic setting, which is what makes this feasible, but I really think this is one reason why my mental health is better than what it used to be. And also why I am doing more meaningful work / feeling like im doing more meaningful work.

#existing in a more and more algorithmic world #i really really really am trying to rethink how i talk about issues i care about #because we're all being ground into dust and generating engagement on despair and righteous anger just feeds right back into that #and it has been difficult to unlearn as an online person that not engaging with an issue online doesnt mean i dont care about it #and that creating a space that is kind of insular and isolated from the 'outside world' is not like. cowardly #anyway i think we need to consciously learn how to challenge these kinds of mechanical/algorithmical structures #so that we can do right by each other in spite of the digital hellscapes desire for money

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