Unapologetic

 

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You are quick to question my actions, yet conveniently blind to your own. When exactly did professionalism, class, and the ability to act with finesse become something to mock? And since when did being loud, crude, and uncultured become preferable to carrying yourself with dignity?

Yes, these are different times. Never has it been easier for everyone to voice an opinion online. But does having the freedom to speak automatically make you right?

And does expressing sober thoughts, measured opinions, and morally attuned convictions suddenly make them wrong simply because they do not conform to your perspective? What, then, is your template for determining what is right and wrong? Your childhood? Your personal experiences? Your own understanding of the world?

We live in a time when opinions are often posted hastily, and information is consumed without the patience to examine its substance, context, or even the construction of a sentence. The more controversial the content, the more likely it is to become the talk of the town, while scholarly, thoughtful, and intellectually grounded perspectives are easily drowned out.

There seems to be a growing appetite for online entertainment, where outrage, novelty, and controversy often receive more attention than substance. Somewhere along the way, the purpose of learning appears to have been pushed to the sidelines. We scroll for amusement, react for validation, and share for attention, while the discipline of reading, thinking, questioning, and learning slowly becomes an afterthought. In an increasingly commercialized digital environment, human attention and behavior have become valuable commodities, shaping what people see, consume, and engage with (Zuboff, 2019).

Yet, there are still people who lust for the written word, who find nourishment in language and in the beautiful arrangement of words that somehow feeds the soul. There are still those who hunger for journalism where truth remains at its core. There are bookworms who linger in bookstores, reading blurbs, turning pages, and willingly wasting time simply to think.

And please, do not make fun of us. We may not be the majority, but we are still here. We still read. We still think. We still believe that words matter. And perhaps, in a world that is increasingly rushing to speak, that is reason enough for us to remain.

Yes, we may be boring to you, but do not mistake our quietness for being wrong.