How Do We React vs What We Do

We heard the President in his SONA. We went on to hear some more, but this time, from commentators, broadcasters and ourselves talking to someone or vice versa. And then what? We affirmed, we confirmed, we denied, we condemned, we praised, we lamented, and we sympathized...and of course, we invented scenarios, and we hypothesized. We made assumptions and presumptions. we made ourselves talk and think as if we have the crystal ball in front of us. Well, those were easy reactions. Convenient. But have we tried a "mirror, mirror, in the wall" reality self-check? Do we really care?