A Dysfuctiinal World

 I read so many stories about a dysfunctional society where it doesn't take much for someone to post a 30 second video critical of this or that hoping to get a vital video.  It just seems that the things that used to not matter matters now.  First of all, as most of you know, I'm an old school guy where politeness matters.  But politeness no longer matters these days any longer.  Everyone has a knee-jerk opinion on most anything these days, where standards no longer exist.  

People are filming everything these days for social media reactions.  It doesn't matter what it is.  It used to be that cameras, especially film cameras were non-existent.  But these days everyone has a camera and can post on social media most anything with reactions being instantaneous.  There seems to not be much thought that goes into what people say or do, because everyone wants to post that one viral video of the day.  So, immediate reactions are important.

All this competition for the next viral video or photo is cause for a dysfunctional society.  And it is dysfunctional.  Life has become nothing but knee-jerk reactions for most.  I am making social commentary today, because it seems from what I have been reading, anything related to the service industry seems to get the most reactions.  

I got burned out on people long ago.  It's not so much that I am misanthropic, but the more I read these days about the things people do, say, and post, has brought me to the point where I simply don't want to be around or deal with the public at all.  People have simply become too angry mostly about what I call petty things.  Most fluff people post these days is nothing but petty fluff.  And while I can avoid social media, I can't help but read about what I call petty fluff. It's making something out of nothing but petty fluff.  

I'm tired of reading about how someone makes a mountain out of a mole hill as we used to say.  We used to say to just deal with it.  But no one wants to.  I just say most things I read about is petty nothingness.  Or what I say is petty fluff.  But if you have a grievance for any reason, you can let the world know right now.  So, everyone is pissed about something these days.  And everyone can see the grievances of everyone else.  It just makes everyone pissed about something it seems.  

If your pissed then I am too.  This seems to be the commonality people seem to share.  And if you get tired of being pissed, you can watch a cat video until the next thing pisses you off.  It just seems to be the way of the world these days.  What used to be petty between two people becomes a major discussion on social media.  It's nothing but petty fluff.  

So, if one thinks I spend too much time alone smoking a pipe, there's a reason for it.  I burned out on people long ago.  I told my wife the other day that maybe I need to give up my pipe.  She told me not to because of the relaxation and pleasure my pipes give me.

I'll read about some petty fluff and just wonder why it's even a thing.  Because someone made it a thing.  Most things that are things these days aren't really a thing, which makes me wonder why it's a thing.  It wasn't a thing until someone decided it was a thing.  Most things are nothing.  And THAT is why I smoke a pipe.  My "haunted" Gettysburg pipe this morning is a thing I'm using to smoke my Estate Blend.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave