Why is it so easy to signal things like wokeness, left-leaning, or right-leaning, but so hard to signal the pursuit of meaning, building something that will last, or that you're a hopeless romantic?

a jiraffe on the internet • nf.td/morereese

To add to @morereese's point: life is ambiguous, confusing. Meaning and long-term views add to that ambiguity. Our little human brains want clarity, certainty, black and white - and so extreme views provide that direction many hopelessly seek in other parts of their lives.

This ties into something I’ve been watching. Our culture provides that clarity but it hasn’t yet adapted. Culture gets updated through the imitation of heroes or those that face the ambiguity.