Is it pretty much OK to only care about yourself now?

[Telekinetic-Potato]

I think most of the world's problems today stem from the fact that having respect for people in general has gone out of style.

It's all about individualism but taking it to an extreme where the consequences don't matter. We only think about the world through our lens and never place ourselves in someone else's shoes.

The scary part is everyone seems to on some level understand this and be OK with it.

But does nobody see how the world can run like this?

[Rosexøxø]

You’re exactly right.

There can only be one reason for this, and one reason alone.

Social media.

It has desensitized us.

I also think the current governments of the world limit people from helping others.

They desensitize and begin to shut off the urges of our conscience to help those in need when we see it, so we get so used to seeing it and realizing we don’t see solutions in place, and then we feel the same way- that no one would help us when we have issues in place.

It can be helped of course. Compassion can be cultivated as well.

I don’t think it’s all downhill, though. I think after people have some time on an extreme side they start to drift and wander to the other end, and look for more.

Its usually what happens, and in times of crises, those who have compassionate hearts that have been dulled will act as family who come together due to tragedy, and those will be the ones who try to connect and such.

That’s just my guess, though.

you're right though. Sometimes we have to stop speaking about it, and get past this talking phase. The ‘doing part’ is what is a bit clogged up, and we should reconsider what’s clogging those resources, to aid the people in need.

[Rosexøxø]

To sum it up-
In social media we don’t interact with each other’s actual lives-
We’re just watching..

And the state of our governments also hinders our abilities to politically aid/ease the situations and crises of others.

Government is the umbrella for lord of things
Like economics and laws and such

It’s the “long line” that prevents/ slows us from reaching those who have a hypothetical/ metaphorical fire in their lives.