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OTOH Prepare for the Ultimate gaslighting "Pretty soon, as the country begins to figure out how we “open back up” and move forward, very powerful forces will t
by PeterStuer 7y ago
OTOH Prepare for the Ultimate gaslighting
"Pretty soon, as the country begins to figure out how we “open back up” and move forward, very powerful forces will try to convince us all to get back to normal. (That never happened. What are you talking about?) Billions of dollars will be spent on advertising, messaging, and television and media content to make you feel comfortable again. It will come in the traditional forms — a billboard here, a hundred commercials there — and in new-media forms: a 2020–2021 generation of memes to remind you that what you want again is normalcy."
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- partiallypro 7y agoI think a lot of people insulated from the current fallout have this view, but a lot of people...the majority of people, do want to "get back to normal." We are also operating a short time frame. Right now what is going on feels fine, for the insulated, but that will deteriorate as this drags on and the longing for "how it was" will intensify. I actually don't think a lot of these think pieces will end up being correct, and we will largely be back to "normal" with some cultural adjustments.
- PeterStuer 7y agoThe problem with 'normal' is it was a planet destroying sickening consumption madness with a majority on psych meds or other substances to numb the pain. Surely this pandemic is far from ideal, but can't we stop and think about a few things we perhaps need not return to?
- new2628 7y agoThis is an important point, a pity it is downvoted without any argument. Off the top of my head: Formula 1, Eurovision, auto shows, most spectator sports. I wish they all took a slightly longer hiatus.