You aren't crazy... Something isn't right with people nowadays [RAW]

There is a shift that has taken place over the past 5 years where people are acting really weird and now you can't have a structured conversation with people like you could before and instead everything feels vague. Conversations are open-ended and it lacks logical flow because our society is more disconnected than ever before. A lot of this has to do with social media and a lack of meaning. But it's like people just don't care anymore. They don't care about you and they don't even care about themselves, which is really weird. And yet a lot of people aren't even aware of it. But if you clicked on this video, you probably sense it, too. And it may make you feel like you're going crazy because you don't understand why people are acting the way they act or why they're interested in what they're interested in or why they're not interested in what they're not interested in. I think it's because nobody thinks for themselves. It's because whatever they've seen on Instagram reels in the past week are the only things they're cognitively able to have a conversation about. They've got Tik Tok brain or brain rot because they're constantly exposed to short form algorithmic video feeds which are permanently alter their attention span, patience, and reward processing. And that is why while they may be craving instant gratification, they may also show an inability to focus on slower, more complex tasks. So, if you've asked them to come up with an independent thought, something that wasn't influenced by social media, or even if it's just any opinion that's against what's so prevalent online, it's like they can't do it and instead they panic. It's as though it's a form of learned helplessness that has developed from the use of social media. And this isn't just with a younger generation, but also with older people as well. If you want to have a wakeup call for just how messed up in the mind people are these days, go to your nearest mall or store and have an interaction with five random people. It's like they lack sentience, moral consideration, ethics, consciousness, like they can no longer access higher cognitive functions like wisdom, self-awareness, deep reasoning, and complex thoughts. If you're around them long enough, it will begin to have an effect on you and it may seem to result in impaired brain function where you may then struggle to effectively process information, regulate emotions, and even control bodily functions. It may affect your learning, remembering, concentrating, and decision- making. And it just slows your thinking down. Your thinking slows down, but time appears to speed up. It's like all of a sudden an entire day has passed by and you didn't even get anything done. And by the end of it, you may experience mood swings, anxiety, depression, or a loss of motivation, agitation, altered inhibitions, or difficulty communicating. And you may even have difficulty walking. You may struggle balancing yourself. You may experience visual disturbances or slur speech. And it's because people these days have become highly critical, unpredictable, manipulative, aggressive, and emotionally demanding. So our brains are spending prolonged periods in this state of alertness and we only possess a limited mental bandwidth. until eventually it leads to difficulty concentrating, forgetfulness, mental fatigue, slower thinking, poor decision-m, anxiety, and irritability. Because stress hormones such as cortisol can interfere with our attention, memory formation, and executive functioning. And this can really take its toll on your health because your stress levels become chronically elevated. Your sleep quality deteriorates and then anxiety increases and your cognitive resources become consumed by managing these people until you develop symptoms resembling cognitive impairment. And you may start to feel like you're the crazy one, but you're not crazy because this behavior is not normal. And yet you're constantly being exposed to it and you're forced to react to it. Because many people are carrying financial stress, work pressures, loneliness, sleep deprivation, information overload. So they may appear less present, less empathetic, more irritable, more self-focused because their cognitive bandwidth is already stretched thin and because many interactions now occur through screens rather than in person. This has led to weaker social skills, less eye contact, less casual friendliness, and greater social anxiety. But why is it that we are being affected by this while a lot of other people don't seem to experience the same effects as we do? Why don't they feel crazy? Why don't they feel responsible for it? Why is it that we automatically hold ourselves accountable for everything? And then it affects our mental health. It's because we may be naturally more sensitive than most people. We may be more sensitive to noise, crowds, bright lighting, social tension, emotional atmospheres, unpredictable environments. So we may experience mental fatigue, confusion, difficulty concentrating, physical tension, headaches, exhaustion because we may be more introverted. So we are constantly spending our energy while other people who may be more extroverted may gain energy from busy environments. So they leave them all energized while we leave feeling as though we've run a marathon because the atmosphere has changed. People are looking at phones more than they look at each other. There's less spontaneous conversation. There's less eye contact. There's more hurried movement. And more people appearing distracted or preoccupied. Because there's continuous news cycles, social media feeds, notifications, economic uncertainty, online conflict, information overload to where now a lot of people have emotional flatness, irritability, short attention spans, reduced patience. Not everyone feels what we feel. Most people just go in and out of these places. and they don't notice anything unusual. They may just glance at the lighting, the music, the crowd. While we scan people's facial expressions, body language, tension, disconnection, so we absorb the atmosphere more intensely. Your shoulders may be tight, your jaw may hurt, and your energy may be gone. Meanwhile, other people barely register any of it. Or they may even prefer the convenience and efficiency over connection. But it's not that all of these people are feeling energized and having a great time while you're just stuck at home because that's the only place you can feel comfortable. Many of these people are actually just distracting themselves from stress. They're running on adrenaline. They're seeking stimulation only because silence feels uncomfortable. So, they're really just masking exhaustion by habitually consuming noise and activity. The person you see laughing loudly in a crowded mall may go home and feel completely drained. The person constantly scrolling their phone may be bored, anxious, or lonely rather than energized. If a crowded mall leaves you feeling drained, you should probably spend less time there because it isn't suddenly going to improve. But recognize that there are other places that may be more suitable for you. Places where these types of people don't congregate such as nature trails, small local cafes, libraries, hobby groups, outdoor activities, because these environments do tend to encourage a slower nervous system. While most modern environments are not optimized for belonging. So if we continue to search for belonging in places designed for transactions, we will continue to leave empty-handed because that is not what these places are designed for. So if you're a highly sensitive person, spend less time doom scrolling. Get enough sleep. Limit your exposure to these types of environments. Spend time in natural settings. and seek depth rather than quantity in relationships because just one genuine conversation is likely to be more nourishing for you than spending 6 hours around thousands of distracted strangers. So we don't have to become cold to people. And instead we can choose where we invest our attention. And if we invest our attention in quieter places, we may find people who are kinder, thoughtful, curious, and deeply connected. Because that's where these types of people are found. In the quieter corners of life, where phones are forgotten, conversations last longer than 30 seconds, and people still remember how to be fully present with one another. If this is what you needed to hear today, give this video a hype. Comment down below if this has been your experience. Let me know where you're from and what you've been experiencing. Subscribe if you're new to be notified when I upload a new video. Thank you for watching and I'll talk to you soon.