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My best friend and I were talking about drowning in information. The 24 hour news cycle. The numbing effect it has. The paralysis. The hopelessness. She told me it was like having a hundred browser tabs open in your brain and said I should give myself permission to close a few.
It was one of the best metaphors I& #39;ve ever heard. There& #39;s just too much information to process. It& #39;s impossible to care about it all. It& #39;s impossible to do ANYTHING about so much of it.
Social media has tricked our brains. We "spread awareness" and get those sweet sweet reward chemicals for "helping," when we haven& #39;t done anything. Maybe just vomited onto other people& #39;s timelines.
And there& #39;s so much work to do. We either feel like we can& #39;t do anything, or we try to help everyone. We spread quarters to a hundred charities or causes. And yes, every little bit does help.
Personally, I& #39;ve been learning how passionate I am about local community. I can& #39;t enact nationwide education reform like I want. But I can work to influence my school district. Or at least my school.
