Crying Boredom

Everyone gets bored. That's perfectly normal. Even I get bored when being made to do repetitive things that don't seem to get anywhere. However, there is a chance that some are using boredom as an expression of control over their feelings of helplessness. After all, it is so simple to say that (insert issue) bores me. Nobody would really question it.

When one looks deeper, though, it may be found that those who claim boredom are really feeling completely helpless about an issue. Some may find that no amount of mulling over an issue will change anything, therefore the issue bores them (even if it affects them directly). It is perhaps this attitude that prevents the emergence of activism where it counts the most. While it is true that, as individuals, we are unlikely to be able to single-handedly reverse an issue, there is also a chance that large numbers of individuals will effect change.

This is not to say that a citizen group would magically cause global warming to go away, for instance. They probably cannot. But if they start influencing others and raising awareness, there is still a chance that their views will have more of an impact. After all, governments are merely human groups who have somehow managed to secure the support of the populace. People should stop feeling so disempowered, especially considering they are people no different from their respective governing authorities.