{"id":18513,"date":"2016-12-01T18:59:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T18:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/?p=18513"},"modified":"2016-12-01T18:59:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T18:59:44","slug":"another-post-millennial-complaining-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/another-post-millennial-complaining-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Post By a Millennial Complaining About Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week, while casually watching a video of a frolicking polar bear cub, a thought crossed my mind that surprised me. I thought, \u201cI wish I could go back to the times when I was blissfully ignorant.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s no denying it, November has been a bit of a rough month for not just the United States, but the world. The U.S. is at a political tipping point and wildfires rage throughout the southeast, there was a plane crash in Columbia and an attack at Ohio State University, a bombing of a children\u2019s hospital in Syria, and\u00a0unfortunately the list goes on. I found out about all of these events through social media, on platforms that I originally joined to stay connected with friends. Now, websites like Facebook and twitter are some of my main sources for news. No longer are these websites an escape into the superficial lives of those I follow, because let\u2019s be honest we all only share what is in line with our preferred image of ourselves, but they are portals into the real horrors happening around the world. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We don\u2019t live in \u201cpolite America\u201d anymore (though I\u2019m not sure if we ever did). Social media has made it too easy to share our opinions in an impersonal outlet where we don\u2019t have to be face-to-face with those whose opinions differ from our own. So yes, maybe I do miss my former ignorance. I miss logging into Facebook and my greatest content concern being\u00a0how many likes my post \u201cClaire is going to Costco\u201d got. But, I am far more grateful that I am socially aware, no matter what it does to my blood pressure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Challenge Detroit has reminded me that sitting back and simply complaining about the state of the world to like-minded people is useless. Strife is not something you endure, it\u2019s something you combat. I once read a quote from this pretty smart guy, you may have heard of him, his name is Albert Einstein. He said, <strong>\u201cAny fool can know. The point is to understand.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0So this coming December, I am choosing to challenge myself to understand those who I don\u2019t agree with and to actively work past what I think I \u201cknow\u201d to be true and seek the knowledge of others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because we can\u2019t afford the luxury of blissful ignorance anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The opinions in this post are entirely my own, and are by no means a reflection of Challenge Detroit, or its staff. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, while casually watching a video of a frolicking polar bear cub, a thought crossed my mind that surprised me. 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