Anyone completely indifferent toward current affairs?

[favourite]

I often feel like I should be at least a bit interested in what's happening in the world, but it just mostly bores or annoys me. People dying of COVID? Not my family, so I don't care. George Floyd protests? None of my business. 3rd World War approaching? I'll worry about it later. Any tragedy unrelated directly to me or my family? Sorry, not interested. I don't care at all about politics, current events, nothing. I'm not even interested in any LGB rights movement, though I'm gay myself. But I know I HAVE to appear interested and emotionally engaged when talking to people, because they would find me weird or cruel, 'cause how dare I not be interested in shit that doesn't relate to me any way.
Anyone feeling like this?

 

[TimeToBiteTheDust]

I feel sorry for Mr. Floyd and Covid victims who didn't want to die. May they rest in peace.

 

[itsamadworld]

Sometimes i care, but only If I want to vent. But most times, I only care about myself. Actually, I wish more peeps worried more about their own, than inserting their hypocrite selves in every one else's shite.....Maybe the world wouldn't be as crappy...but that might be too optimistic....lol

 

[notuntilperfection]

Glad you posted this.. i feel the exact same way

 

[favourite]

I don't know if it's depression or just lack of basic empathy. I feel ashamed sometimes and then angered, because I feel like I MUST be interested in those things but I just so don't care....

 

[Good4Nothing]

Yah, I could not care less. Just more bullshit in a world of bullshit.

 

[AnxietyAttack44]

Honestly, i havent followed news since april. People talk about it alot anyway so i cant miss it. What can we do. Poor unfortunate people are dieing again. If i could take their spot i would, but life chose different.

 

[sunbear1414]

I'm so tired all the time and it takes so much effort to look after myself,
putting effort into caring about world affairs just drains me and makes me more depressed.

I know that it's selfish but at the moment I feel that I need to only focus on myself and the people I care about to get through the day

 

[Torbasco]

I have been going through too much of a crisis to have the presence of mind to pay any attention to news, really. There's too much stressful stuff going on and I'm already breaking as it is. I can barely even summon the energy to pay attention to games and videos I enjoy.

 

[SpottedPanda]

I've found that I've always been at my happiest when ignoring the drama and chaos of the world.

I can't think of a single reason why it's healthy to keep up with it all.

It's supposedly adult responsibility to have an invested interest. I wholeheartedly opt out.

I watch Twitter for updates, and maybe one or two YouTube videos here and there. It's not because I care. It's because at times it's good entertainment, and little more.

The way I see it, I'm a recluse, and will be gone soon. I have very little investment in the future, nor even in the present.

 

[Cashewmilk]

Yeah same... it's getting annoying now. It just proves how stupid people are, social distancing because of deadly virus? Fuck it. Let's go protest in large numbers and spread the virus some more! Stupid. There's so many things that we need to protest for but this is not the time. But why should I care? The more people who die is actually better for my views, at least it means less polluters and consumers and more chances for animals.

I'm so tired all the time and it takes so much effort to look after myself,
putting effort into caring about world affairs just drains me and makes me more depressed.

I know that it's selfish but at the moment I feel that I need to only focus on myself and the people I care about to get through the day

I can absolutely relate. The last time I brushed my teeth was last week, last shower was last month. I was finally able to trim my hedgehogs nails after 3 months. I'm so glad I did that first ugh, he deserves to be happy and comfortable. I'm always tired and feeling sick. And I get a lot of abuse for it, and attacked and asked "why, how?" By my abusive horrible family. I often want to ctb just to spite them, evil people.

 

[Samsara]

Yes, absolutely... In a horrible way, I felt and continue to feel relieved by the "break" in life caused by covid closings, etc. Funnily enough, there were times before covid struck when I'd find myself wishing for an apocalypse/some kind of global crisis that would end the repetitive, mechanical nature of "life" as defined by society.

 

[favourite]

Yeah, when the covid hit and I was off work for over a month, all I could think about was just that I'm relieved about no interaction with people and getting to sleep all I want.

 

[Pryras]

I know what you mean. The world is just so filled with horrific suffering and abuse that it's hard to comprehend much less think about. It's always existed and I'm sure always will so long as we exist.

i feel really numb by it all, not so much indifferent but helpless so I try not to think too much besides donating where I can.

 

[Stavrogin]

'That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.'

 

[rikamonie]

i could not care less whats happening in the world right now or the people in it to be honest i am way too depressed to think about that, im more focused on my own feelings and life and how itll be over soon anyway

if i wasnt severely depressed and suicidal then id care, then id even be putting effort into sharing campaigns and stuff for BLM

but right now i just do not give a single fuck whats going on in the world because i wont be in it soon anyway

 

[Mr.Mediocre]

It's all comical to me really. I pretend to have an opinion around my family but really I couldn't give less of a shit about anything going on in the world.

 

[AlreadyGone]

Yup. I do not care about what is going on in the world anymore.