An Avalance of Livng in a Bubble Questions

 

More of "living in the bubble" questions.

1.  How do I know if I am living in a bubble?

If you are an entitled person who doesn't listen to advice, opinion, and suggestion from others especially if you don't share the same concept and values ... you are living in a bubble. You only listen to yourself ... thus you are living in an isolated world far from the rest of humanity.

Your knowledge and exposure to other people's opinions or ideas are narrow and constrained. This happens when you seldom watch TV or read newspaper columns or books authored by somebody who always challenges what you believe in. Living in a bubble or isolation is a defense mechanism that shielded you from other points of view ... because you fear that constantly listening to them will change your home-grown mindset and POV's.

2. Is living in a bubble an illness?  

It is not included in any list of psychiatric diagnoses... but isolation and the feeling of revolt seeing somebody share his ideas are signs of abnormal things to come. Be usually on guard of what you do or behave - any behavior that is less than expected ... and any reaction that is more than what is normal ... is trouble waiting to happen.

3. Why do I feel I am less familiar with the world?

This is the sad part of living in a bubble. You tried your hardest to be detached from the world around you for fear that outside views will poison your mind and change your perspective ... and here you are feeling unreal and bothered ... you felt there are things that are happening in the present you didn't realize existed. You felt left out.  That's what people say when they described they are not familiar with anything that is new ... and there seems like a fog or they were in a dream. Wake up then ... and smell the coffee ... and see what you missed!

4. Why do some people say "living in a bubble" is kind of distorted?

When living in a bubble, you have a distorted sense of reality and you feel encapsulated ... like there is a cloudy and a foggy curtain separating you that limits you from seeing the world as it is.

5. What are some ways we can do to stay out of the bubble?

For entitled people, it is not that easy but one can always try.

a. Open your TV and listen to talk shows, news, and programs that sell their opinions.

b. Follow blogs, TV hosts, podcasts, and news anchors that both have the same line of thinking as you ... and follow also those people that differ and have contradictory beliefs with you and your personal culture.

c. In the cafeteria sit with people you were not used to being with ... not just the usual set of friends or co-workers.

d. Buy your groceries in a different neighborhood.

e. If you are conservative find time to mingle with a few liberals and libertarians.

f. if you have homophobia ... try to follow some well-known LGBT's and get fresh perspectives from them.

g. if you are prejudiced or biased against a certain ethnic group ... be prepared to have coffee with Whites, Blacks, and Latinos.