So many great insights Mark. Most covid mania compliant folks are book smart cowards. I'm currently playing a Broadway musical on a college campus. Some of the pit musicians around me are faculty with multiple advanced degrees. Last night I walked into a discussion about how many boosters they've each received and how happy they were to …
So many great insights Mark. Most covid mania compliant folks are book smart cowards. I'm currently playing a Broadway musical on a college campus. Some of the pit musicians around me are faculty with multiple advanced degrees. Last night I walked into a discussion about how many boosters they've each received and how happy they were to get them. These are people under the age of 40. One guy remarked that he had superman like protection now. They are willfully ignorant and hemmed in by the tremendous social reinforcement and enforcement of campus culture. Despite their intelligence, they will not seek out basic facts now widely available. They're in an ideological and social prison that forbids straying from your cell. All in exchange for feeling safe and belonging to the group. East Germany and North Korea are not so mysterious to me anymore.
My first impulse was to respond. But then I realized that their beliefs are impenetrable. Especially if they're in a group. They are actually happy NOT using their frontal lobes whilst believing that they are.
I do prefer that approach. Especially in grocery stores. As a free lance musician, most org's that hire me are totally blue check, especially in Colorado. If I confront too often, I'll find myself only practicing in my basement. Colorado is essentially Albania circa 1962 now.
anyone who ever wondered how the nazis were able to pull it off , how seemingly intelligent people could be swayed so far off their centers , well , we are seeing how it's done it in real time
Same here. I'm having more and more difficulty keeping my mouth shut when I encounter stupidity these days. I tolerated it for awhile, but I feel annoyed, irritated and angered by it now. Mostly I can avoid exposure to it, though. Thank goodness.
So many great insights Mark. Most covid mania compliant folks are book smart cowards. I'm currently playing a Broadway musical on a college campus. Some of the pit musicians around me are faculty with multiple advanced degrees. Last night I walked into a discussion about how many boosters they've each received and how happy they were to get them. These are people under the age of 40. One guy remarked that he had superman like protection now. They are willfully ignorant and hemmed in by the tremendous social reinforcement and enforcement of campus culture. Despite their intelligence, they will not seek out basic facts now widely available. They're in an ideological and social prison that forbids straying from your cell. All in exchange for feeling safe and belonging to the group. East Germany and North Korea are not so mysterious to me anymore.
I appreciate your front-line report. I’m grateful to be retired and thus, can limit my exposure to the Broken Brained. I could not be civil.
My first impulse was to respond. But then I realized that their beliefs are impenetrable. Especially if they're in a group. They are actually happy NOT using their frontal lobes whilst believing that they are.
I like to confront people about this nonsense. They say easily refuted stuff.
I do prefer that approach. Especially in grocery stores. As a free lance musician, most org's that hire me are totally blue check, especially in Colorado. If I confront too often, I'll find myself only practicing in my basement. Colorado is essentially Albania circa 1962 now.
anyone who ever wondered how the nazis were able to pull it off , how seemingly intelligent people could be swayed so far off their centers , well , we are seeing how it's done it in real time
Yes...That was a question I pondered throughout my life: Why did so many people comply with the Nazis. Now I understand how.
Same here. I'm having more and more difficulty keeping my mouth shut when I encounter stupidity these days. I tolerated it for awhile, but I feel annoyed, irritated and angered by it now. Mostly I can avoid exposure to it, though. Thank goodness.