what to do when there is nothing to be outraged by

I am outraged that there is nothing to be outraged about. We need to stop this trend before it goes any farther. I have noticed that the people on here who watch Faux News always have something about which they are outraged, even if it bears little relation to reality. You could make stuff up. You are pretty good at that, and since you would be the only one who really knew anything about it, you could make it outrageous to whatever degree you choose. Or keep the television on constantly. It will gradually eat away your brain cells until you become mindless and sort of happy. Sort of.

Aw, man, I can't top magicalbubbles...she came up with not only a creative outlet but an environmentally friendly one, too! Apparently, this isn't a problem since Fox News is on the case 24/7, providing lots to be outraged about. But, I imagine if they had a power failure or their servers crashed one could always catch up on some housework, paint a fence, cook a fancy meal that does not come out of a box... or just make stuff up.

I really recommend knitting, crocheting, watercolour painting or ladybird spot counting. I cannot understand people who spend their time and energy being outraged by anyone. I feel that life is too short to be spent in being angry (or pretending to be). There is certainly a place for anger and outrage. It is often the fuel that kicks us into complaining constructively and getting things done about something and is almost certainly preferable to general apathy. I do wonder, sometimes, if getting outraged about people getting outraged (at least to the extent of making a habit of getting outrageously involved in the copy-and-paste-from-the-Huffington-Post type of 'discussion') is about the ultimate in outrageous behaviour! I have a rather neat little program which I like to play with. It's best used with a graphics tablet and a pen and it makes a rather neat job of turning a photo into a painting. It's called Art Rage and it's the program in which I made my avatar here. That is the kind of 'Artrage' I prefer!

Are you kidding? Slow news days for being outraged over politicians? You must forget some of us live in United States...lol There is never a reason not to be outraged over some politicians here! Seriously though I understand what or should I say who you are talking about.

Nice try, jb. I do not know anyone whose hobby is "outrage", but, FYI, evil and complicity in it is outrageous. So many deeds done in "darkness" need to be brought to light. Here's why: "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing". A foundational basis of law articulated by Edmund Burke, legal scholar. Its corolary precept is "Ignoring evil leads evil to multiply until evil can no longer be ignored". That is the reason the US is in danger of losing itself today. We have tolerated evil as we have gone off of the God standard. We vote for "the lesser of the two evils", both evil. We ignore the wrongdoing we see; we call good evil and evil good. Whereas countries like Singapore apply swift and just punishment for wrongdoing and are thus more lawabiding and orderly, we here have taken the secular standard of "relativism", blurred the distinction between right and wrong by phony, sham "intellectual" political correctness ( a Marxist political tool for mind changing), and removed consequence from wrongdoing. Thus we have outrageous lawlessness throughout our land, destroying our very foundations. Of course, were there no cause for righteous outrage over evil, we could all just "relax" and feel safe. When our Lord and Savior returns, there will be no more outrage, just incredible peace, safety, and abounding joy.

Well , time to sleep,eat and watch those great movies that i miss and also read those books that i missed due to busy work and lifestyle.Beside tat maybe do some light exercise brisk walking and such, time to heal the body too.Haha.

Hi Little Bunny, Since you asked....I think I kind of like the idea of making things up. It stimulates my creativity and while most people probably would not believe me, it would stir things up a bit in here and then there will always be the few that actually do believe me.Thanks for the plan!

Tried knitting, couldn't learn it. Perhaps doing puzzles?

Make something up, say it's from a well-documented article in the Daily Dribbling Dravel and then throw a fit :-) However, most of us know what ticks us of. If I feel friendly and peaceful and want to change it, I can just check what new stupid things Siv Jensen and her crazy politicians are up to. I usually don't, as I have too many hobbies and not enough time and should have clean up my room and possibly the kitchen. Or at least half the kitchen and leave the rest for the flatmate. I don't think outraged people should knit though. Those knitting pins are sharp, could be dangerous. We must come up with something safe that doesn't involve anything sharp or pointy ...

Oh poor you, for those slow day, you need to gather all your plastic bags, like the bags your sliced bread come in, wash them all carefully, dry them, then cut them and crochet them in a bigger bag for your groceries. That should keep you busy for a lil while at least?

I guess nit-pickers will always be nit-pickers. It's really a shame, since there are so many wonderful things they are missing, like working in a garden, playing with children, going for long walks, or maybe. heaven forbid, even doing something proactive, like maybe volunteer work to help "spread the Wealth", which can be done more ways than one. I guess nit-pickers would rather just sit around while others do the real work.

As others have suggested, that is a rather narrow approach to political outrage. Apart from slow newsdays, I agree with French philosopher Alain Badiou when he says that the problem is that today's world is structured so that we rarely get outraged, or experience the points of outrage, or feel that there is any specific, effective thing that we can do. There seems to be no clear target for the outrage we should feel. On the other hand, maybe I should be apologising for going all serious about your hobby.

i honestly dont understand your question. and i think the other people who answered to this question just guessed at what you meant ahha, no offense bud. i would reccommend a gym, and a video game console. may my wisdom be imparted on all of you

What about origami?you could fold paper into all kinds of shapes and use your imagination.

You could come mow my lawn if you do not know how to knit. I think that would be a decent choice. Or you could take a swim. I get bored by politics anyway. I do not really care for that politician, but I figure some one does.