What's on Your Mind

[InbetweenDreams]

@Chase I'm not a fan of fear mongering videos. Not saying what's in this video is a lie or anything but it is a hypothetical. This could happen. But I feel it is very unlikely despite all the risks. Videos like this are designed to incite anxiety and fear for views, for attention, for clicks. Take a look at those videos about various conspiracy theories, don't pay attention to the nonsense, just the format and the tactics they use in their videos, then go back and rewatch this and you'll see what I'm getting at (if you can tolerate watching them)....although in this case there are facts but a lot of conjecture, in my opinion, about what could happen and why it might happen. Stay away from the FUD stuff.

I used to watch a lot of stuff on all sorts of conspiracies, things like the illuminati, the freemasons and how the world was going to end many times over way back, like 8-10 years ago. Now, I'm not comparing this with a conspiracy theory but consuming that content and this does the same thing. It makes us anxious and fearful, cynical about the future. Not saying stick your head in the sand and pretend nothing bad ever happens, but also consider the source. Why did they publish this video? Chances are it is to make money by making clickbait videos, which is what it is if you ask me.

Remember that fear sells.

That being said, I'm not saying that any of this is good, or that I'm giving a pass. Frankly, I'm not going to spend any time verifying the claims in the video looking for all the holes and problems...I also would say that the creators of a lot of these videos count on you not looking into it either.

I think that just like "you are what you eat," that your emotions, your state of mind are very much influenced by what you consume. So instead of consuming things that evoke negative emotions (fear, anxiety, anger, grief and so on), consume things that evoke good feelings and are positive. So, how about Bob Ross instead of nuclear holocaust. I don't think anyone can watch an episode of "The Joy of Painting" and not feel better by the end, regardless of whether you paint or not.