> not addicted, not acquisitive, not narcissistic, not "dark and edgy", not alienated is the ultimate narrative taboo.

And the curious thing is that being "wholesome" - at least in the 1950s kind of way - is just the narrative that the addicted acquisitive narcissists of today appeal to.

Topsy turvy times indeed.

Yeah, my workin theory is we are twenty years away from a New Victorianism.

Those folks are being way too dramatic. This is not a year devoid of wholesomeness.

The 2020 meme is by far the worst meme of the year (and worst meme of the decade since we've started saying $CURRENT_YEAR is bad). These are peculiar times but it's far from the end of the world. In fact it's given us some perspective and respite from modern frantic life in some aspects.

Its extremely peculiar. 10% of the country is unemployed.

Business and museums are shutting down for good.

Cities are emptying out.

Hugging another human has been demonized and is considered irresponsible.

People are getting fined for not wearing facial coverings.

Our way of life has been completely hijacked by fear.

Things are very unstable and then we have an election.

One can take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and those around them without living in fear

The best precaution is being under the age of 70 years old.

And not having any of the plethora of conditions that also put one in a high risk category.

Yep, if you're either one of those categories why would you even leave quarantine? You could die!

OTOH, if you're not in one of one categories you have very little to worry about.