I used to believe that we developed our personalities as we aged - and they became more stable all the time. Now that I am 79, and paying close attention to what is actually happening in my mind - I am learning that I am a bundle of contradictions, that change constantly. And this is completely normal.
And people, acting in groups, are equally unstable. In only one day, they can change completely. And predicting what these changes will be, is notoriously difficult.
Saying this, will not make me many friends - because people have always believed they were better than they were. Perhaps it is time to be more realistic. Because this emotional instability seems to be getting worse. Probably because the social media works so fast - and over such large areas.
Everyone has a TV and a Phone, and pays more attention to them, than anything else.
What we have to admit is simple enough - we are (1) emotionally unstable, and (2) we are social beings that learn from each other - usually without bothering to check on the facts, if they are available.
We are unstable, because the human brain is unstable. It developed rapidly, and made us the most successful species on earth. Now that we have covered the earth, and are interacting with each other more intently - the same things that made us so successful, are working against us.
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