Compassion/Empathy & The Internet of Today

Being compassionate about people, the environment, agriculture, is met with malice & scorn now. In the age where it's "hip" to be politically incorrect, purposefully offensive, and rude, it's not really safe to publicly say if you suppose a cause.

If you're a vegan (no, not the kind that act holier than thou and chastise others' dietary choices, but the kind that just quietly try to make a difference), you're going to be harassed and expect a million "bacon" remarks.
If you support lgbt rights, well you're just a sjw.
If you don't think it's cool to pick on trans folk, who already have a hell of a time trying to fit into society, you're going to be called a 'pussy' and a 'cuck.'

It's hip to be a dick, more so now than ever. I am not the kind of far-left person I used to be, but because I am still liberal and want to live in a world where people can co-exist, it feels like there's no place for me in a time where it's "cool" to be a pseudo-fascist.

It's tribalism, it's horseshoe theory, and it's immature, but it's the world we live in. It ain't a miracle that I feel a constant disconnect from socializing with people as of late.

People are either so far to the left-extreme to where everything is offensive, and you get chastised for having light skin pigment, to the before-mentioned dickish behavior on the right. We all, as humanoids, on this dying planet, have forgotten the golden rule, and how to get along. It's sad to witness this happening from quietly in the back. Makes one wonder if human beings will ever learn from their mistakes.

Cafe Gr!ititude/Twitter Character Limits

So I can went to Cafe Gratitude with my gf to get breakfast. The first thing we noticed, is the place is ridiculously pretentious with decorations, and the food was hellishly expensive.

The waitress stops by and tells us, "the question of the day is 'WHAT MAKES US GRATEFUL?" to which we gave her a blank stare like, "really? are you seriously doing this?"

Anyways, I hated everything on the menu. I normally love vegan/vegetarian restaurants, but everything as extra hippie-ish. So I just got guacamole and pita. But the pita was made out of buckwheat, so it tasted like soggy cereal, and the guacamole had no flavor, and I felt myself getting really sick eating it.

To make matters worse, there was a party going on at the next table, and they were being really loud. And when their guest of honor arrived, they yelled "SURPRISE!!!!!" which scared the shit out of me, (seriously who does that in a public place?!)........
So, never went back there.....

But there's more! It's one of those fancy schamncy vegan restaurants that is loved by the wealthy class in Hell-A. That is until the ironic discovery that the owners of this vegan restaurant own a farm which has livestock raised for meat. So now everyone hates them...

L.A. is a weird place to live in when you aren't rich. If you ever have seen The Hunger Games, you feel like District 13 visiting the snobby people on The Citadel. XD