S5E9 - ”Moral Masturbation”

“Sometimes I wonder if there’s such a thing as too much awareness of social causes and injustices. Some awareness is better than none. But constant awareness turns into moral masturbation at some point” - Mark Manson, (13/05/21 via Twitter)

This tweet was one of those tweets you run into that spark deep contemplation.

In the last couple of years, we can say that we have been exposed to and made aware of numerous social issues that have both been local and global. This awareness has been good for the mere fact that before the internet, most people would have otherwise been ignorant of such suffering and injustice in the world. And as Mark said, some awareness is better than none. 

But can this constant awareness ultimately produce diminishing returns? 

Could it be that knowing about all the bad going on becomes detrimental?

And can we sometimes be found guilty of moral self-righteousness?

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