Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "Plato's Allegory of the Cave | Highlights Ep.42" video.

  1. I have been referring to this allegory for a long time now to explain how our culture has devolved and how the role of critical thinking is not only diminished, it's discouraged. Social media has really accelerated this process. People are consumed with pithy soundbites that are shared and attract likes. It's the great distraction, the modern day wall of the cave. The powers that be, the ones pushing the great reset are more than happy to let people engage in the food fight going on in the Twitterverse. It keeps their eyes off the prize. This saddens me. I'm not ancient but I'm no spring chicken so I won't be around to see the real carnage. This is only the beginning. I do my best to encourage people to step beyond the cave but nobody really listens. I'm not trying to place myself on some kind of pedestal as someone who has all the answers, and who knows maybe it's me, maybe I'm the one who doesn't get it? Maybe I'm just as hung up on my own cave wall. But I do know this, truth has been relegated to the back of the bus for now anyway, and I have always been someone who seeks the truth, however uncomfortable that may be. Some people want to leave the cave, but like it was in Plato's time, too many do not. But I'll stay at it, Father Mackenzie, writing the words to a sermon that no one will hear. I'll do what I can and pray for us all. Lord knows we need it.
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