There are many ways to explain or understand the US election(s) of 2024. One way to understand the election is a rejection of complexity - political complexity

There are many ways to explain or understand the US election(s) of 2024. One way to understand the election is a rejection of complexity - political complexity, social complexity, scientific complexity, economic complexity, moral complexity - these are all out of style. People seem very happy to ditch all of these in favor of kayfabe [0]. Of course, an empty narratives doesn't last; but once people get used to an empty narrative, they sometimes just move on to the next one. Just give them a face and a heel - things are much easier to understand that way. Anyway, I feel like things might stay this way for a while. It's definitely a real human experience to say "I know MY job is complicated, but that thing over there ought to be simple" 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe