It amazes me how much of a “Cancel culture” we live in today.
Everyone is so quick to cast the first stone on social media but rarely do you see people sitting down with their neighbors to have an actual discussion.
A big part of this is due in part of how the media portrays people and how easy it is to get viewers off of controversy.
Misery and outrage sells.
The other side of social media that plays a huge part in what we see is due to the algorithms.
Wether for better or for worse we get fed what we look at most often.
If you’re republican you will get republican videos and if you are democrat you will get democratic videos.
Or if you’re like me you’ll just get more videos of puppies.
The problem here is what we see becomes an echo chamber essentially leaving new information on the internet available to only those who dig deep for it.
Even your google searches use an algorithm which make it harder to find new things when you are searching outside of your normal life.
It’s super important to get opposing information to your own opinions as new information is what makes us grow.
I fear now that empathy and the old school bar room conversation is what is being lost in 2020 and that with the algorithms our opinions are only strengthened by repeated ideas that we see on the internet.
Social media has been a mix of emotions lately.
I go on and I am amazed by how supportive people are, how talented some are, and then I am shattered by how mean people are to each other.
It’s easy to be a dick on the internet but it’s much harder to be a dick in person which is why it’s so important to talk to people in real life.
Empathy is something I frequently right about in my morning journal and I hope over the coming months I can continue to grow that side of myself.
Now to get to the photos that are posted below.
This past weekend I was in Connecticut for the 4th of July and although it was a blast I feel like each time I visit I am in a flurry.
Too many people to visit and too little time.
This Sunday was time for me to do something for myself so I dragged my girlfriend and my roommate to my favorite spot ever.
It’s a reservoir deep in the woods of my hometown and man what a blast it was.
Nothing clears my head like spending time in the woods and when there is a lake to swim in at the end of a long hike it’s even better.
I’ve never had that feeling in New York and I haven’t been back to this spot in quite sometime.
I hope you guys enjoy these photos.
All the best,
Atticus
