It's capitalism perfected in the form of social media. Your feed is constantly waiting, like a warm bath of opinions telling you you're right, and anyone who says otherwise is a liar who hates you. It's mind-blowing how effective it's become. And I don't think there's an answer to how to bring back people from it. Maybe someone else does, but to me it's the culmination of all the dystopian predictions - a horrid playground that always rewards your anger and allows you to behave however you want without consequence. How can reality compete with that?
They can die. The beauty of the pandemic is that it rewards cooperation and punishes individualism. So as the months and years go by, the societies that survive are going to be a lot different than the ones going in.
For one, many boomer chuds will die. And second, everyone else will have a lot more respect for healthcare, schools, and essential services. And third, not everyone, but many people will know someone who died and will change their views.
The beauty of the pandemic is that it rewards cooperation and punishes individualism. So as the months and years go by, the societies that survive are going to be a lot different than the ones going in.
Covid isn't lethal enough or targeted enough for this to happen, I think. Enough people would isolate but can't because of capitalism, and plenty of chuds without masks either don't get it or don't die.
It's capitalism perfected in the form of social media. Your feed is constantly waiting, like a warm bath of opinions telling you you're right, and anyone who says otherwise is a liar who hates you. It's mind-blowing how effective it's become. And I don't think there's an answer to how to bring back people from it. Maybe someone else does, but to me it's the culmination of all the dystopian predictions - a horrid playground that always rewards your anger and allows you to behave however you want without consequence. How can reality compete with that?
They can die. The beauty of the pandemic is that it rewards cooperation and punishes individualism. So as the months and years go by, the societies that survive are going to be a lot different than the ones going in.
For one, many boomer chuds will die. And second, everyone else will have a lot more respect for healthcare, schools, and essential services. And third, not everyone, but many people will know someone who died and will change their views.
Covid isn't lethal enough or targeted enough for this to happen, I think. Enough people would isolate but can't because of capitalism, and plenty of chuds without masks either don't get it or don't die.