Dis-engage

The world we live in is based upon the few making some really big decisions for the many.

For this to work, the few have to feed us some really big problems and tell us what the really big solutions are.

They do this via 'The Narrative'. Views counter to 'The Narrative' are conspiracy theories. Critical Thinking about 'The Narrative' is psychologically difficult because 'The Narratives' are essentially nonsensical.

I'll give one example. A colleague at work told me that Putin was losing because his Generals weren't telling Putin how poorly they were doing in Ukraine. Really? Really?

How do we know what Putins Generals are telling Putin?

Only Putin knows what his actual goals are and he doesn't share them with the our mainstream media.

Anyway, I said dis-engage. I say disengage because the mainstream media and your government are feeding you 'The Narrative'. The truth has far more nuance and detail. 'The Narrative' is what the few want the many to believe. The few do not believe 'The Narrative' because they crafted it.

Now that you are thinking about dis-engaging, what should you engage with? How about friends, family, neighbours, yourself and your community?

Back to Putin, does he get his intelligence reports about his millitary efforts by reading western mainstream media? No, he gets his intelligence from elsewhere and so should you. If you wish to spend your limited time and resources on something that will take you more than one lifetime to fully comprehend, then please do so. Or you can spend your one lifetime improving your own and others lives by engaging with your own senses. Primarily, your own eyes and your own ears and using your own Critical Thinking skills.

Governments continually strive to assert control over their own populations with nonsensical narratives. Providing that our Governments get the control, the narratives are disposable. What a bizarre world we have allowed to develop.

Final Putin mention... There you go, I disengaged.

I shall go and create my own narrative. Consider doing the same.