I have no idea how to share earlier posts, so here is a screenshot. I feel that the United States, if not the world, is almost completely out of the woods of the self-inflicted civilizational crisis that our leaders threw us into one year ago. Cooler heads are being to be heard, the hypochondriacs and fearmongers are being pushed to the side, and we are finally returning to normal, albeit slowly.
I can’t express enough how close the modern world was to total collapse during this past year. Entirely self-inflicted, the product of fear taking the reins and guiding policy. My fear was a total collapse of economic activity that could not be salvaged, followed shortly by hyperinflation, outbreaks of violence, totalitarianism, and a complete cratering of the modern world. I truly thought we were witnessing a great civilizational decline, on par with Rome. And a decline based on such stupid pretense. Entirely avoidable, but a year ago we were stampeding like spooked cattle towards a cliff, with the corporate press, regulatory leaders, and politicians fueling the fear.
For many, it has been an apocalypse. 3 million children in the US have dropped completely off the grid, teachers have no idea where they are or what has happened to them. That, to some, would certainly be considered apocalyptic. Enormous crimes against humanity have been committed under the guise of “keeping the American people safe”. Tens of millions of lives forever altered, a generation of children traumatized due to the infantile behavior of the adult world. It was all for nothing. The fear, the lockdowns, the masks, the unbelievable human rights violations, all in vain. The virus spread regardless.
