In insisting on handing the mic to the unvaccinated, the anti-maskers, the alt-right, and every bad actor in politics, the mainstream media has undoubtedly legitimized people who should not have been given a platform.
It should be normalizing pro-social behavior instead.
I want articles about how people who have isolated, masked, and vaccinated feel about the prolonged, unnecessary crisis in the US because of people who refuse to do the right thing.
I want navel-gazing essays about the people taking action on climate change.
I want to learn more about people who have a vision for the post-carbon world; communal living; the reformation of cities and our economy to be more sustainable; why we make it the most difficult for people who are legit trying to make the world better.
That's worth our time.
I think what we can do with whatever platform we have in our social media is lead by example. Stop giving assholes all of the oxygen in the room. As Mr. Rogers says, "Look for the helpers."
Fuck that. BE A HELPER.