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Eligible men will automatically be registered into the military draft pool by December as part of an effort to streamline the previous process of self-registration and save money.

  • wheezy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    62·
    3 days ago

    I’m noticing a lot more lately that some people are just not capable of more than a surface level comprehension of policy.

    I think it’s a form of brain rot from a combination over reliance on AI and the absolutely passive acceptance in the rise of fascism.

    It’s basically been 10 years of people’s brains being trained to only think about what a policy says and never think about what a policy will do in the context of our political climate. And liberal and conservative positions are just as guilty of this phenomenon.

    I don’t want to start “generation bashing” because it’s not unique to any generation. But I think I’m seeing more of it because the people that went from being 8 years old to 18 years old during the “Trump” period are now adults. And they just have had a heavier dose of the brain rot than those that grew up prior. It feels like a new generation of lead poisoning.

    And it’s not something unique to Trump supporters or unique to the current generation of young adults. It’s definitely present in all generations. I just think it’s more impactful if you grew up during this period and why we are seeing so many people incapable of, well, thinking beyond the direct meaning of the words they read. They can’t seem to apply it to the context of the world they live in. And actually seem to be resistant to anyone that tries to get them to. Almost like that part of their brain is stunted. So you get a response that both confused but also hostile. Just repeating themselves and slowly escalating to personal attacks or (in the case of this thread) doomerism. “There is always a tyrannical leader on the rise. Why does this matter”

    Which I think is clearly a result of growing up (or just living in) a society that is absolutely uncaring and hopeless. It’s impossible to think of something improving so they use negativity and doomerism as a shield.

    Sorry for the long rant. But the conversation you were having just really made me realize how common it is now. I feel like I’m talking to robots. They just keep repeating themselves and anything you do to try to get them to think beyond the surface seems to get filtered out as “irrelevant”. It’s kind of worrying.

    It’s why you got “why does any of that matter” as a response to your comment. It’s like they are not capable taking two things and finding the logical intersection. It’s fucking wild how common this is when I talk to people once I realized it.

    • blitzen@lemmy.ca
      22·
      3 days ago

      I appreciate that you took the time to share your thoughts. I also appreciate how you approached your position from all sides, thinking of all positions.

      True, assigning blame because of someone’s… age, gender, politics, etc… isn’t helpful. But still, in the context of my specific discourse here, I do wonder the age of the person to whom I was talking. If they are young, I would understand the “always a tyrannical leader on the horizon” position, and as someone who grew up in the 80s and 90s, why that position is the opposite how I saw things when I signed the selective service card.

      • wheezy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        22·
        3 days ago

        Yeah. The generation thing is just my theory for why it’s becoming more common. I think the AI brain rot and doomerism is happening heavily in all generations. No one is immune to the feelings of (and the material problems of) our society in decline.

        It’s just so odd to me that someone can start with a “this just removes unneeded paperwork” to essentially “all leaders are evil and if this makes it so I have to do one less bull shit thing (paperwork) I’m all for it. Don’t make me think about anything beyond that!”

        It’s such surface level thinking and entirely centered around individualism.

        In the case of this user. I’d guess they are just a millennial that has had their brain rotted by doomerism and too much AI use.