I think this highlights the issue of media portrayal of the world. We get a heavily biased view of the world state based on extreme and negative circumstances - disasters and atrocities are all newsworthy and these days shoved down our throats. But that view is not the view of the actual world it's a massive corruption and distortion and leads us to assume it's not only true but representative. NO IT IS NOT Yes terrible things happen and we should be informed about them, but they need to be balanced with all of the amazingly good things that are happening too. There are hundreds of thousands of decent people helping others and running awesome projects that we never ever hear about, except for the occasional fluff piece at the end of the news or some heart-warming story that makes it into our feeds. They aren't exceptional, they're normal. They just aren't news-worthy. There are plenty of things that happen that make me sad and angry or that I disagree with, but I make an effort not to focus my attention on them. There is some ancient wisdom "That which you focus on grows." That's not meant to be interpreted like some law of attraction bullshit - it means that your perception of the world is influenced by what you choose to think about and focus on. Sure - it can mean you achieve some difficult task or make progress that others haven't but it isn't some mysterious and mystical force, its just you directing your attention and activity and not getting distracted by all the negativity that you are constantly bombarded with. And it also doesn't mean nothing bad ever happens. Of course it does, we all suffer. just don't let it overwhelm you because modern life assaults our senses with the constant, overpowering, negative "news".
I agree. It's even more than that. There are extreme and negative circumstances that happen every year. It's the media who decides which one of those events that is supposed to be the focus of everyone's existence. 2016 is the year that I became more skeptical of the media.I think this highlights the issue of media portrayal of the world. We get a heavily biased view of the world state based on extreme and negative circumstances - disasters and atrocities are all newsworthy and these days shoved down our throats. But that view is not the view of the actual world it's a massive corruption and distortion and leads us to assume it's not only true but representative. NO IT IS NOT