WE live in an age of unprecedented connectivity—and yet, perversely, it is one of detachment and isolation. Every day, we’re bombarded with headlines, pop-ups and perpetual newsfeeds – all of them screaming fear, division, and outrage.
Mainstream media outlets, once considered to be trusted pillars of information, have become echo chambers of dread, broadcasting tightly stage-managed narratives that tell us who we must trust, who to fear, what to believe, and what not to question.
‘He who controls the media controls the mind.‘ — Jim Morrison
For many, this steady drip-feed of unceasing sensationalism has become the background hum of daily life. The result? A collective vibration lowered by uncertainty, defensiveness, and a creeping sense that the world is far worse than it is, teetering on the edge of total destruction.
When media trades in fear, it fosters paralysis rather than empowerment—and yet, people continue to tune in, scroll, absorb. Tremble.
But what if we didn’t?
WHAT IF WE chose to turn away—not out of denial, but out of discernment? What if, instead of outsourcing our perception of reality to institutions that have too often proven self-serving or disingenuous, we tuned into something else entirely? Optimism. Creativity. Curiosity. Real human connection.
‘The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.‘ — Coco Chanel
Imagine the mainstream media, not as an amorphous entity, but as a single individual. One who consistently seeks to manipulate and mislead you. One who delights in lowering your mood by being the purveyor of bad news. Would you allow such an individual into your lounge each evening?
No, of course you wouldn’t.
Imagine then, a world where we stopped feeding fear with our attention. Where we began to reassert our autonomy, shape our thoughts independently, and build lives on a solid foundation of authenticity, rather than upon an unpredictable, reactive quicksand of falsehoods and dishonesty.
The shift wouldn’t just be personal—it would be wide-ranging and powerful.
‘The more you feed your mind with positive thoughts, the more you can attract great things into your life.‘ — Roy T. Bennett
We might start noticing beauty more often. It’s certainly out there. It’s just the collective focus that’s knocked out of kilter.
We might even begin to trust our neighbours once more, rather than record them on CCTV – those cold, unblinking lenses that turn shared spaces into something tense and claustrophobic.
Instead of adding our voices to the day’s hullabaloo, we could create our own stories. We could lead, provide opportunities and contribute.
And by switching off the noise we are no longer tethered to the insidious group-think that would have us chattering like terrified monkeys and retreating in dread.
No, we would be empowered, stepping out with enthusiasm and optimism.
As individual frequencies rise, so too does that of the collective. And while that might sound idealistic, and just a bit too ‘woo-woo’ for some, it’s actually the essence of how large-scale change begins—not with institutions and establishments of dubious pedigree and doubtful agendas, but with individuals making different choices. Choices based on virtue and decency.
‘You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.‘ — Buckminster Fuller
So the question isn’t whether ignoring the noise changes the world.
The real question is:
‘What kind of world are we helping create when we keep listening to it?’
What You Can Do Today:
- Take a media detox for 48 hours. Observe how your mood shifts.
- Spend time in nature or with uplifting people.
- Replace one hour of news scrolling with reading something inspiring.
- Question everything—especially the narratives that come wrapped in fear.
You might just discover that the world isn’t ending after all—it’s simply waiting for you to observe it through untainted lenses.
RAVEN MOON 