Was it always like this? --I don't think so! I think it's a product of online sites and the algorithms that encourage outrage. So now I try to just pay attention to the small friendlinesses of in-person interactions. In grocery checkout lines, say--I'm not talking about people buying people's groceries, just friendly remarks, smiles at babies, that kind of thing.
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Date: 2023-12-19 07:46 pm (UTC)Was it always like this? --I don't think so! I think it's a product of online sites and the algorithms that encourage outrage. So now I try to just pay attention to the small friendlinesses of in-person interactions. In grocery checkout lines, say--I'm not talking about people buying people's groceries, just friendly remarks, smiles at babies, that kind of thing.