@Stupot
Jesus, I would ask that person why they thought I would want to see such a thing.
And ahhhhhhhh, Facebook... That's a whole Grinds My Gears thread in itself right there.
I have been on social media of one kind or another basically since I got the internet in 1998 or so...
And I have ended up quitting all of them. Which is why, when Facebook came along, I didn't even consider joining until I needed it as a means to stay in touch with friends in other countries easily. For this purpose it is awesome!
But then, of course, I got curious and started reading and then commenting on other people's posts. I should have known this was a mistake after having seen what always ends up happening with social media over and over again.
And, as usual, it devolved into a stress-creating pattern for me where I would see friends sharing the stupidest and most obviously made-up videos and such. When I try to show them that this information, which they seem to be basing their real-life worldview on, is fake, and even provide proof that it has been debunked and even that believing it can cause real harm, I am often met with either an angry response from someone defending the rubbish, or a comment like "So, it's fake? So what? Why do you want to spoil the fun for everyone else?"
I mean, are we really in a world where real and fake don't matter anymore as long as it's something to believe in?!
I'm talking about really stupid stuff like "sun-eating": The belief that if you stare at the sun for a certain amount of time each day you will eventually not need to eat food anymore because your eyes will absorb all the nutrients from sunlight that your body needs.
I saw a friend share a video about this and say they were going to give it a try.
I posted telling them that all they are going to end up doing is damaging their eyesight, potentially forever. And, OMG, so many angry responses telling me that just because I didn't understand it doesn't mean it's not true and that I should "open my mind" instead of just rejecting new possibilities.
The friend in question eventually deleted the post and I talked them out of trying this dangerous idea. Who are the trolls making these videos with the obvious end-goal being to hurt stupid people's eyesight?!
Another one was a video encouraging people to go out and wander in the forest and encounter wild animals like bears as a life-changing and uplifting experience.
I posted for people to please remember that wild animals might have their own agendas other than becoming an uplifting experience for human beings.
I still sometimes get likes for that post, which actually gives me a little bit of hope but... seriously...
GRIIIIIIND...
