"It's Cool To Care"

The other day I was scrolling through social media, as I usually do, when I came across a post with a simple caption saying the following: "It's cool to care."

The post featured two images. One was of Victor Wembanyama's emotional reaction after the San Antonio Spurs upset the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road to reach the NBA Finals. The other was from Timothée Chalamet's acceptance speech at the 2025 SAG awards where he won Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. In that speech, Chalamet openly talked about wanting to be one of the greatest actors of all time and that while this award nice, he has his sights set on even greater things.

What stood out to me wasn't necessarily the people in the post. It was the message.

Somewhere along the way, I feel like we've started living in a society where people feel the need to act like they don't care. Being "nonchalant" has become a personality trait, and feel like people try so hard to look unbothered, stay cool, and avoid showing too much emotion nowadays.

And I don't really understand why.

Call me crazy, but I think it's okay to care about things. In fact, I think it's a good thing.

Sure, some people might think you're weird. Some people are naturally more reserved or socially anxious. I know I can be. But that doesn't mean you should hide the things that genuinely excite you.

Starting this blog is a perfect example for me.

The entire reason I created this platform was because I care. I love sports. I love talking about them, writing about them, debating them, and I am trying to share my passion with other people who feel the same way.

My friends and family have seen firsthand how invested I get. They saw my reactions when the Seattle Seahawks made the Super Bowl and eventually won it. They've seen me ride the highs and lows of Montreal Canadiens playoff runs. They've seen me celebrate, complain, stress, and obsess over sports probably way more than I should be.

And honestly? That's okay.

A few years ago, when Spider-Man: No Way Home was coming out, I was consuming every trailer breakdown, every rumour video, and every piece of news that surfaced online. Looking back, I was probably annoying as hell to everyone around me.

But it also showed that I cared about something.

I'd rather be passionate about something than pretend I don't care at all.

That's one reason why I enjoy seeing raw emotion from athletes and public figures. Sometimes it feels like celebrations aren't quite as emotional as they used to be. Maybe that's because everything ends up online now. Maybe people are worried about being judged by strangers. Maybe they're trying to protect themselves from being made fun of.

Whatever the reason, I think we're losing something when people feel like they have to hold everything back.

When Wembanyama showed so much emotion after winning the Western Conference, it told us something about him. When Chalamet spoke openly about his ambitions, it gave us insight into what drives him.

Those moments are interesting because they reveal what drives people.

And I think that's pretty cool.

As a society, we've become obsessed with appearing unbothered (and yes, even me). We've made being nonchalant seem like the way we should be carrying ourselves.

Maybe it's time to balance that out a little.

Maybe it's okay to be excited.

Maybe it's okay to show emotion.

Maybe it's okay to be passionate.

And maybe, just maybe, it's cool to care about things.