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How come everything sucks? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 hours ago by o0evillusion0o@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Seriously. People are all materialistic vapid assholes, billionaires rule the world and we're letting them because we're so fucking lazy and busy with following shithead influencers and taking selfies of our fake happiness.

The planet is on the brink. Is this it? I see dogs in the park... So pure hearted it hurts knowing they are stuck with us. With owners that leave them alone all day and walk them for a few minutes to make themselves feel better. They all have purebred dogs too because they use them as a fashion statement or what ever.

King Pedohile is threatening the whole world and again, we're just letting him.

How did we get here? Is it because of our big fucking brains?

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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 5 points 2 hours ago

It's important to keep in mind that everyday we all stare at the rectangles whose purpose is to show us all the terrible things occurring far and wide.

Emotions like fear and anger are very attention grabbing so they're prioritized by the rectangles.

Everyone knows the odds of winning the lottery are so bad that it's pointless to play, but people keep buying tickets. Why? Because the TV is always showing you people winning the lottery! Imagine if for every news story about a lottery winner they had to give an equal amount of time to every loser? Do you think people would still ny lottery tickets?

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