Reply #2: But for me, "deleting" spam helps today, but doesn't really solve the problem... [View All]

To me it forms the pattern of pushing aside the "volume" of problems (like the corruption that we have in Washington now). If we "delete" those stories of problems coming to our attention, then we have time to deal with everything else in our day, but we don't solve the fundamental problems that ultimately will kick us in the rear later.

Don't get me wrong. Deleting them and doing the things you suggest is a good start to try and "take control" of the situation, but a lot of people don't even have time to watch what their kids see and come into contact with. How does a kid know what he/she should push away, what he/she should actually go call the authorities about if they sense something that's very wrong that should be prosecuted, and what things they can actually reach out and enjoy in a constructive way (with your blessing of course)? I think this equation is also the problem we face in trying to fix our political system in a similar fashion.

We get so used to just pushing things away we don't want to deal with instead of constructively dealing with them to make sure that they get corrected and don't continue to bother us or others later.