The world hasn't changed. The way you consume media did.

Here's a thought exercise: treat every news article that talks about "proposal" or "suggestion" as a low-quality personal blog. Or even better: treat everything on the Internet as false and trust only what you have seen in real life.

The world becomes more clear when you realise that flat earthers don't really exist.

I would argue that by changing the way we consume media at a global scale, we are actually changing the world quite a lot.

“In conclusion, there is no conclusion. Things will go on as they always have, getting weirder all the time.” Robert Anton Wilson

I keep asking the same question quite often also, so I guess the answer to your question is no, you’re not the only one, though not sure if it will make you feel any better.

> Am I the only one who thinks the whole world is absolutely crazy right now?

Why the whole world? Humanity ain't homogeneous.

Perhaps you might benefit from changing your bubble (or echo chamber).

See eg https://www.econlib.org/archives/2012/03/my_beautiful_bu.htm... and https://www.econlib.org/archives/2013/04/make_your_own_b.htm...

Or for a more drastic step, consider moving to a place that's more aligned with what you like.

There's people in the thread that want to start a blanket policy in the opposite direction making sure everyone who's having sex is reviewing everyone else after.

Oh, so it's your fault! Well get some more acid, and see if you can take us back!