when i look at the world through my phone, everything appears to be collapsing
when i actually just go outside and live life, everything is great, food is cheap, streets are clean, never run into any crime
so which one is it?
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Both. Unfortunately the things you see on x are real and they are happening, but life is also beautiful and most people are kind/decent humans.
where are you living π
X is a ragebait trap, go outside, touch grass, stack sats and nostr
I feel like the online feeds represent the absolute extremes of everything. They have to be in order to make it through the noise and the dross of the mundane.
So what your feed ends up showing you is the worst of the worst events that are happening. They're just the pockets not the whole suit.
That's how I see it anyways.
Where you getting cheap food ? ππ
where do you live where food is cheap and the streets are clean and there isn't crime?
central ontario
it's hard to find places without extreme poverty and widespread crime these days... God bless...
is it really though or has your phone just psyop'd you into believing that?
my surroundings say otherwise.. also most people i know from real life and that are in very different places around the world can't say they live in places with clean streets (cheap food is always relative to how much you can afford and if you have cheap access or not real food)
also believe it or not i don't spend much time online so i guess my reality is very far from what i see or can see online (as much as that can be true)....
Canada is Citadel Country (or we will meme it into being true)
https://paperstreetstudios.substack.com/p/the-remnant-builds-again
The closer you get to the big city, the worst it gets. I'm on the edge of the city and we're thinking of pulling away further. It's little things that are noticeably getting worse.
We never locked our doors, now we have to. Garages being broken in is on the rise. More garbage being left out in parks. Grocery stores are getting dirtier with food on the ground because people don't care.
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
I live in a green area on the crime heat-map so I donβt really see the crime either, but there are definitely some areas I used to live in which have gotten worse.
The world inside your phone is a business model. The world outside your door is your life. One profits from your anxiety, the other thrives on your presence.
If we use open source tools....?
Everything is a lot calmer in physical reality
Less doom
Less anger
Less fear
Less worries
Spending time away from the digital sphere is crucial
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The key is in oneβs own perception
Covid was such a litmus test that exposed this reality to me. Phone = zoo animals have covid and need anal swabs. Reality = animals dgaf nature doing natural things.
To answer your question: everything appears to be collapsing.
Related: it sounds like you might live in a sheltered bubble
Well, outside the streets are as messed up as they've always been, food is getting less and less affordable, and while people don't collectively turn to crime, they are growing weary and apathetic.
On my phone, boats explode for no reason and senseless wars are being financed just to get rid of some pesky government money but people also talk about freedom, gold, bitcoin, art, history, and travel.
So it's a mixed bag is what I'm saying - Also we probably live in different places π
I assume a little from both and that it's dependant upon where you live.
the reality might be weirder than that. you grow what you watch/think ..
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I was thinking about your note over the last 24 hours.
It helped me realize that humans are both Centralized around cities AND also Decentralized across the globe, BUT humans are more Decentralized than they are Centralized.
We are very close to being able to survive a meteor strike in orbit. Well... a few of us anyway!