HyperNormalization looms large. "everyone knew the system was failing, but as no one could imagine any alternative to the status quo, politicians and citizens

HyperNormalization looms large. "everyone knew the system was failing, but as no one could imagine any alternative to the status quo, politicians and citizens were resigned to maintaining a pretense of a functioning society... Over time, this delusion became a self-fulfilling prophecy and the "fakeness" was accepted by everyone as real" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperNormalisation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperNormalisation