Andy Goodman has a good phrase for it: compassion fatigue. It’s not that we’re apathetic, it’s just that there’s SO much ‘bad’ out there you get tired of it.
Since when do you get “news” from a ‘tv’? There’s the problem people. News comes from newspapers and radio, not the stuff packaged for morons on tv that is called news!
I get my news from Fark.com and the Drudge report. Fark tells me all the garbage that’s fostered as news and Drudge has one of the best track records out there for accuracy. But mostly I ignore it as the comics are more entertaining and the comments are usually much more intelligent than anything on the tv or print news.
He’s not apathetic, he’s inebriated. Fortunately, over indulgence leads to all kinds of emotional outbursts, so he won’t be apathetic for long. Pretty soon he’ll either be crying in his beer or calling this guy his best buddy and buying him rounds. Alcohol–the miracle wonder drug!
even newspapers, these days, seem to be filled with (mostly) infotainment, at least the ones i get to see. i still read them, but skim a lot.
as for TV: (though i still watch, occasionally,) when a sizable amount of people get their “news” from faux news shows done by comedians, it’s an indictment of how bad TV news has become. i think it started when the “look” became more important than the credentials (for anchors), and has gone down hill steadily.
We’re getting the news the media thinks we want. In general, our attention span is getting shorter and shorter - young adults aren’t all that used to in-depth matters - sound bites, and on to the next whatever. Even bands, like n-sync or Backstreet Boys, millionaires overnight and county fairs a year later. Oh well, “who cares”, right?
Now the tricky one is: What’s the difference between apathy and equanimity? Maybe it’s caring, but being unconcerned, since it’s all Maya (illusion) anyway.
Think Globally, Act Locally; but don’t be enslaved by (or attached to) any results.
wndrwrthg about 15 years ago
Yeh, like I care.
4deerinmyyard about 15 years ago
I discovered the miracle of being too lazy to hook up the digital converter box.
carmy about 15 years ago
We’ve been TV free for 10 years. Not missing it at all.
margueritem about 15 years ago
Ah yes, apathy …
StrangeTikiGod about 15 years ago
I’m too lazy for apathy…
Edcole1961 about 15 years ago
I don’t care whether anyone’s apathetic or not.
madKanga about 15 years ago
I’d post a comment if it were important to me.
Donna Haag about 15 years ago
Whatever.
Superfrog about 15 years ago
What is apathy?
I don’t know and I don’t care.
dkalloch about 15 years ago
I like eggs
okeedoekee about 15 years ago
Soft boiled and toast with marmalade.
wicky about 15 years ago
When asked if I was concerned that the largest problems facing our country was ignorance and apathy? I said ” I don’t know and I don’t care”.
K-Bach about 15 years ago
Tennessee Charlie, that must be why FoxNews peddles fear and hate – they’re Liberals, the lot of them!
BakaBard about 15 years ago
Andy Goodman has a good phrase for it: compassion fatigue. It’s not that we’re apathetic, it’s just that there’s SO much ‘bad’ out there you get tired of it.
Logicman about 15 years ago
Since when do you get “news” from a ‘tv’? There’s the problem people. News comes from newspapers and radio, not the stuff packaged for morons on tv that is called news!
huggy_bear about 15 years ago
hehe, i love how my apathy has evolved into psychopathic tendencies >:D
GROG Premium Member about 15 years ago
As long as it doesn’t come out of a tabloid - all the trash that’s unfit to print.
Lurah about 15 years ago
Yep that’s right on…
runninanreadin about 15 years ago
“Dirty Laundry” by Don Henley. That’s ALL you need to know about the evening news…and, Superfrog…that’s IGNORANCE and apathy, but, what do I care… :-)
CogentModality about 15 years ago
K-Bach, you sound like an avid watcher of Fox News. Or do you just get your information second hand?
bmwk12ltc about 15 years ago
I get my news from Fark.com and the Drudge report. Fark tells me all the garbage that’s fostered as news and Drudge has one of the best track records out there for accuracy. But mostly I ignore it as the comics are more entertaining and the comments are usually much more intelligent than anything on the tv or print news.
S_T_F_U about 15 years ago
Just don’t confuse the news with the truth and you’ll be OK
alan.gurka about 15 years ago
He’s not apathetic, he’s inebriated. Fortunately, over indulgence leads to all kinds of emotional outbursts, so he won’t be apathetic for long. Pretty soon he’ll either be crying in his beer or calling this guy his best buddy and buying him rounds. Alcohol–the miracle wonder drug!
spenceball about 15 years ago
Apathy is the key to happiness.
David_J Premium Member about 15 years ago
Tonight’s meeting of the Seattle Apathy Club has been canceled due to lack of enthusiasm.
treered about 15 years ago
over easy, with hash browns and some sausage or bacon or spam or…
yyyguy about 15 years ago
even newspapers, these days, seem to be filled with (mostly) infotainment, at least the ones i get to see. i still read them, but skim a lot. as for TV: (though i still watch, occasionally,) when a sizable amount of people get their “news” from faux news shows done by comedians, it’s an indictment of how bad TV news has become. i think it started when the “look” became more important than the credentials (for anchors), and has gone down hill steadily.
Potrzebie about 15 years ago
I miss the weekly world (wierd?) news!
lazygrazer about 15 years ago
Apathy is a great survival tool. Sadly, staying apathetic requires great concentration and effort.
MotherOfMoses about 15 years ago
superfrog, it’s an old one but the way I know it, is, What’s the difference between ignorance & apathy? I don’t know & I don’t care.
strodgers about 15 years ago
“K-Bach said, about 7 hours ago
Tennessee Charlie, that must be why FoxNews peddles fear and hate – they’re Liberals, the lot of them! ”
Fox peddling hate? You either don’t watch MSNBC, or it’s a different “hate” you hate.
Ushindi about 15 years ago
We’re getting the news the media thinks we want. In general, our attention span is getting shorter and shorter - young adults aren’t all that used to in-depth matters - sound bites, and on to the next whatever. Even bands, like n-sync or Backstreet Boys, millionaires overnight and county fairs a year later. Oh well, “who cares”, right?
SF-napkin about 15 years ago
Well, if that honestly helps some people get through their daily lives, then whatever….
fairportfan about 15 years ago
Nothing matters, and it wouldn’t change anything if it did.
pbarnrob about 15 years ago
Now the tricky one is: What’s the difference between apathy and equanimity? Maybe it’s caring, but being unconcerned, since it’s all Maya (illusion) anyway.
Think Globally, Act Locally; but don’t be enslaved by (or attached to) any results.
ragtopman about 15 years ago
I’m not apathetic, I just don’t give a damn.