There's a large proportion of the population that thought this shit was probably hinky to begin with, and avoided it; and a smaller number that vocally warned o

There's a large proportion of the population that thought this shit was probably hinky to begin with, and avoided it; and a smaller number that vocally warned others of the dangers and downsides. Refusing to take part in and further socially corrosive fads is a virtue we do not recognize enough. Failing to join in with the madness of the crowd takes courage. We seem to be stuck in a state the past couple decades where we deal with the madness by pretending it didn't happen and the negative consequences of previous episodes are just inevitable parts of the world we have to live with, not holes we watched some assholes dig, for the rest of us to wallow in.