On suggesting on “how to be mindful”

In the world of FOMO and “first” or “pertamax” (do people still do that?), I decided to… comment on things after days, or weeks, or months, of thoughts. As Terry Pratchett said: “First sight, second thought”. The reason being: I can be really explosive when voicing out my opinions, be it orally or in writing, so… yeah. More than a couple of days ago, a well-known Indonesian public figure got into a public backlash over her video on “staying mindful in the middle of bad news”. Her video on opinions, thoughts, and tips on stepping away from “the bad news” a.k.a. Reality, specifically realities in Indonesia, were met with pure hot-white visceral rage from the netizens. It didn’t help that she made the video while enjoying her western-style breakfast consisted of (IINM) cottage cheese, Omega-3 eggs, and Hass avocado, with the latter’s price could mark a minimum wage of a county or a village in Indonesia. Of course, there were, and still are, some thoughts and discussions on empathy,…