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Do You Need to Have an Opinion About Everything?
Use your energy to make the world better — not to add to the madness.
A couple of nights ago, Louis C.K made an offensive joke. Whatever the joke was doesn’t matter. What matters was the reaction people had.
People on Twitter were, naturally, angry. I understand why, but all I could think was, “Really? We’re going to get angry again?”
We’re always angry about something.
More often than not, I’ll log on to social media and see that another actor said another dumb thing that’s genuinely offensive. I always get pissed, but sometimes, I wonder, “What’s the point?”
What am I going to do? Tweet this celebrity, tell them they’re assholes, and then they’ll see it?
I’m wasting energy on someone who doesn’t even know I exist.
Anger is a great tool — there’s no denying that.
I think it’s great that some people get angry enough that someone who did something bad notices and changes their belief or perspective. However, not everything is worth getting furious over.
Louis C.K. doesn’t give a fuck about what you say about him because he hasn’t before. What makes anyone think he’s going to care now?
