For many people, modernity is like listening to an old 45 album at 78 speed. Too much, too fast to figure anything out. So people just drown out the white noise by focusing their energies on the day to day realities of their lives. Unfortunately, like the frog in the slowly warming water, most people are realizing the white noise is smothering their day to day existence.
Now what?
Fear has lead us to grasp on to easy answer con artists who gave us the tools and scapegoats to express our anger and frustration.
How has all the ranting served us?
Welcome to the Divided States of America.
If there is any good news here it is the system is imploding. All the speed bumps that historically saved our society from overheating have been co-opted by the ruling elite. We have reached the logical extreme of the American experiment. And like with all logical extremes, the theory is not performing as intended.
COVID-19 is nature’s Trojan Horse. Healthier societies have limited the damage. Toxic societies are being consumed by it. What emerges by the end of 2021 will be a new global power structure.
Could it be more equitable than the last?
Only if humanity has finally learned the right lesson from history.
