In waves. Mostly despair, but then I’ll see some Anarchist shit helping others fight parasitic institutions or decentralization getting a little more traction. Little wins against the oppressors. Renewable energy and batteries getting better and better. People using critical thinking or proper logic.
It just takes an example of the good fight to ignite the kindling within for me. But it’s tough out here.
Empathy is critical thinking. Putting yourself in the other persons shoes requires thought and effort, at least to develop it. From there it can become more intuitive.
The people who omit critical components to their thinking, like other people, beings, the impact on the region and planet, are not critical thinking. At least not well.