NOБODY CARES

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 “Nobody cares.”


The phrase is often used to demean someone in a vulnerable position, but it applies to more than an individual situation. Most people genuinely do not care about things that do not impact them directly, and what can one do when faced with apathy? The typical response is more apathy.


This creates a cycle of selfishness with no one to blame. Everyone is playing the carelessness defense at the same time, which leads to the people who need help never getting it.


It is important to recognize however, that selfishness is not necessarily inherited in human nature, it is just the current attitude of the majority of people.


A lack of empathy stems from the toxic interpretation of individualism; rather than simply caring about individual freedom, we now treat people like unproductive obligations that only weigh us down.


We treat friendships like contracts, where both parties must gain to agree on the relationship.


Is this our fate? To allow preventable problems and fulfilling relationships to pass us by without batting an eye?


I have yet to see a solution. Simply pointing this out won’t solve anything, but I don’t expect anything to change regardless. Because whether we like it or not,


Nobody cares.


Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 21, 2021 at 8:03 AM

    i like how you go deep into the meaning of just these 2 words and how they can affect people in different ways.

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  2. AnonymousMay 24, 2021 at 5:53 AM

    I like the ending, you reflect on how you realize that you cant do something yet, and you tie it all into your topic.

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  3. AnonymousMay 26, 2021 at 6:06 AM

    I like how you talked about how this can effect everyone and not just the person who is being told this. I also like your ending.

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