Caring about other people enough to hate them
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Also an unmarried rabbi of his age at that time was really unusual.
You want to post on social media so others will engage. Their engagement will educate them. That education will cause them to want to take action by posting on social media.
If you don’t see how this is a corporate waste of time I can’t help you.
Also, what about engaging your community via social media? What about propagating anti-fascist messaging or spreading awareness about other issues via social media?
You mean slacktivism? I’m not sure what you think that accomplishes.
American adults who are employed (using that as a proxy for people who can be reasonably expected to do something about the problems you listed) spend about 132.8 billion hours a year on social media. The US military (largest military in human history, capable of taking on the entire rest of the world combined) works about 3.33 billion hours per year across all six branches.
If the average working American reduced their social media usage by about seven minutes a day, it would equal about double the amount of hours worked by the US active duty military. I would agree with the comment you replied to that a good first step to making proactive change in our communities with an eye to resolving these larger global issues could start with getting off social media, even for literally seven minutes.
281·11 days agoSavory gelatin tho… I’m so glad I was born too late to enjoy a 1970s midwestern potluck dinner party.
You could take the question for what it is - a person’s polite way of acknowledging you in their orbit and that their actions may affect you. This is an extremely rare attitude. Most people express entitlement instead of kindness. If people around you are actively trying to be less self-centered, the best way to respond is by acknowledging that they are being considerate and answering their question. Pretending not to understand what they mean is the last thing you want to do. Always support and encourage behavior you want to see more of. You have more words than “yes” and “no” and while that question literally suggests a binary response, you can always feel free to use your communication skills.