I love this - "Whataboutism" fascinates me, and I think social media has made it worse. You're right in that it goes hand-in-hand with Main Character Syndrome, and people be unable to see outside of their own lives. I wonder if the pandemic is what made people so unempathetic or if it's a chronic issues with social (or both).
I think you're right about it coming from a place of insecurity, and how people dont truly believe the generalisation they are saying or reading - they choose to reply to continue the discourse, and I wonder how often people are now choosing to reply to tweets or Threads in the hope they go viral or get attention, rather than truly believing the thing they say.
I love this - "Whataboutism" fascinates me, and I think social media has made it worse. You're right in that it goes hand-in-hand with Main Character Syndrome, and people be unable to see outside of their own lives. I wonder if the pandemic is what made people so unempathetic or if it's a chronic issues with social (or both).
I think you're right about it coming from a place of insecurity, and how people dont truly believe the generalisation they are saying or reading - they choose to reply to continue the discourse, and I wonder how often people are now choosing to reply to tweets or Threads in the hope they go viral or get attention, rather than truly believing the thing they say.
Also thanks the for the mentions!!
Such a well-articulated discussion! I feel this INTENSELY.