Thanks for sharing this Renee. How helpful it is to have a way to distinguish between apathy and ambivalence - it’s an entirely different framing that allows us to move from blame to claim over the challenges we face.
Thanks for writing this, Renee! I wrote about apathy a few months ago regarding climate change and biodiversity loss. I was probably wrong on many fronts, not being a psychologist, but you may find something in it: https://predirections.substack.com/p/on-hope-apathy-and-scaremongering
This is thought provoking for me. Not only should we not judge by perceived inaction, but even by body language. I have resting bitch face and it gets me in trouble. I've been accused of not caring about issues in discussions because my natural non-smiling expression. No one knows what's really going on in my mind but they sure think they do judging by my face!
Thanks for sharing this Renee. How helpful it is to have a way to distinguish between apathy and ambivalence - it’s an entirely different framing that allows us to move from blame to claim over the challenges we face.
Thanks for writing this, Renee! I wrote about apathy a few months ago regarding climate change and biodiversity loss. I was probably wrong on many fronts, not being a psychologist, but you may find something in it: https://predirections.substack.com/p/on-hope-apathy-and-scaremongering
Thank you I will check it out!
This is thought provoking for me. Not only should we not judge by perceived inaction, but even by body language. I have resting bitch face and it gets me in trouble. I've been accused of not caring about issues in discussions because my natural non-smiling expression. No one knows what's really going on in my mind but they sure think they do judging by my face!