No longer a shared perception of reality

[slant]

Ok so I'm going to do this thread opener without bringing in my personal position in this topic ( I might discuss it in later posts but that's not the point of this thread really) .

The Charlie Kirk shooting has for the first time made me open my eyes to the fact that our society is really not sharing the same reality anymore. The perception of reality is so divergent that it's two different worlds. I have always seen situations where statistics are interpreted to prove one's perspective. This goes beyond that.

I don't know how to explain it, but it is like there are two versions of where there are no shared facts whatsoever. Its no longer measuring the lawn to be higher or lower. One side is saying the lawn is blue, the other side says it's concrete and not a lawn. The gap in perspectives is so extreme that there appears to be 0 way to discuss the differences anymore.

I get this has been going on for a long time but in particular this one is really bad. I can watch 10 videos on the issue from different political parties and the only thing the videos have in common is the names of the people. The details are completely different.

It is bizarre.

And the way it effects me is that, unfortunately, if somebody is discussing the event in a way that doesn't appear to match what I know about it, its like we both picked sides and that's that I guess.

Usually I can stitch together a middle ground that acknowledges the facts of both sides but that doesn't exist with this event at all. Everything directly contradicts each other and for so many people to be living in realities that directly dispute the other. I have never seen this before like this.

 

[aeon]

Every human being has their own sense of what reality is.

I understood that from a very early age, but it wasn’t until I took LSD that I experientially knew that.

We Live In Interesting Times,
Ian

 

[Korg]

A premise I live by: everyone needs a belief set, no matter how irrational. It is firmware. Active by default and surprisingly difficult to disable. For the most part, the only agency you get is which 'belief OS' to install in your brain. But you're going to believe something and it is going to drive your life. You literally can not exist without it.

It's a great use case for the social utility of institutions (experiments that have stood the test of time). Religions, ancient social contracts, etc -- binding us together in a way that is a net positive over generations, despite the short term sacrifices each individual has to make.

I suspect that once every few hundred years, we need a harsh reminder of why that perennial wisdom exists. In 500 years, the golden rule will be central to any culture but we'll have paid for that lesson ten times over between now and then.

Anyway, long day. I don't know what I'm talking about. Good thread, though.

 

[Wyote]

Welcome to my world of fun

 

[Roses In The Vineyard]

This has been the case for longer than most would care to realize.

 

[just me]

I can watch 10 videos on the issue from different political parties and the only thing the videos have in common is the names of the people. The details are completely different.

Same as reading articles or watching news: searching on the internet.
It feels more like party against party, although they show a significant split in the people. These are people, first; society swimming against the maelstrom shows no individuality to me(that's personal, too). These two sides should spend their time helping things work, instead of fighting each other.
Where is the line drawn, though? We cannot all agree, it seems, "unless something miraculous happens from God suddenly". That flattened my tires. I personally feel one must want out and step out of what he/she is opposite of. Mankind has had intervention from above, yet stands by its sponsored race car ready to go somewhere...maybe everywhere...except where most everyone can agree on.
Tell me, how long would that last? Should I stay or should I go?
ὀλιγόπιστος

Everything directly contradicts each other and for so many people to be living in realities that directly dispute the other.

I don't know that everyone is living intra-bi-realities. Personally, I try not to.
As for others, I can only guess. I have a good imagination, though.
Preach on!