Growing interest in negative

[RitaJC]

I have noticed it in the last year or so. It could just be a random cycle. But some other thoughts, regarding the general state of the world, come to mind.

- The world itself, from my perspective which is admittedly limited, has become very negative. One of my reasons for saying this is from Internet interaction. I find the world of online businesses to be proliferating an "I don't care" attitude and greedy, unethical practices. 

- From what I can tell, it's much harder these days to survive well. Young people (in the US anyway) are strapped with heavy student loans entering the workplace, and many jobs pay far less than they used to (especially creative jobs). 

- We have so much media, which has been exponentially growing, and so much of it is based on "magic bullets" "get rich overnight" hype. I have to continually scroll through this stuff on Youtube whenever I am looking for tutorials on the (constant) learning curves I'm in (in my case for business). I think this is causing background stress for everyone—the need to know it all, do it all, be everywhere. 

With the above 3 things in mind, I think there is a huge burden of stress on everyone just to survive in this complicated, super-fast-paced world. It's possible that this creates a situation where "negative" ways of surviving become attractive and seem easier than trying to compete in a world with fewer opportunities for the average person. Poverty creates crime for instance because of the limitations of survival. 

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- I have long though that when Carla died, some integral placeholder was gone. She was the embodiment of female, "mother" energy. Her gentle, loving beingness was a strong presence. This means no disrespect to Jim, who seems to be loving and caring and a wonderful person, but he is not a female. 

Maybe it is random, and part of the cycle of evolution. It could be that polarization is just ramping up, as GCS suggested. People are making more conscious choices, exploring more possibilities, thinking more. But even so, with our media the way it is, people are being influenced by a lot of negative messaging.

My experience is quite the opposite