The internet has made it possible to encounter an endless stream of things that apparently require an immediate reaction.
A new controversy, a new argument, another person explaining why everyone else is wrong. Each arrives with the same urgency, the same certainty and the same expectation that we should already have an opinion.
There is something exhausting about this. Not because every issue is unimportant, but because the format makes everything feel equally important. A serious public issue and a minor disagreement between strangers can occupy the same screen, use the same language and compete for the same attention.
The result is a strange kind of awareness. We know a little about a lot of things, but often only enough to recognise the headline and repeat the conclusion. We can be quick to react without having spent much time understanding what we are reacting to.
Perhaps the more useful skill is learning when not to participate. Not every argument needs a contribution, and not every trending topic needs to become part of our identity.
It should still be possible to care deeply about the world while refusing to treat every passing moment as an emergency.