Well this is utterly depressing and accurate. Have you watched The Last of Us? I don't usually like zombie shows, but it's interesting how society reverts to tribalism. Lots of parallels with how people responded during covid.
I have a friend who is in health care, and she refuses to get the boosters. She had the virus and thinks her natural immunity is better than any booster shot, but her employer continues to enforce mask mandates.. She's really sick of it.
No, I haven't seen the movie. I'll have to look for it. I wasn't hoping to depress anybody with this, but I thought it worth keeping, and I was too lazy to log into my FJ account and post this there.
Yes, it would seem we reverted to the bottom level of Maslow's "Need Hierarchy" when Covid came around. And yes, our Society has an aversion to pain and death (hence the "palliative" aspects ring true. We need more "sacred" rituals in our lives. I'm losing track of the years without them. I'm still "counting down" to retirement, but that seems to be my only "anchor" now. And the tribalism, the "political tribes" has got me down. It's so stupid. The mask mandates are such a waste, IMO.
I would have avoided the boosters entirely if my wife hadn't been so vulnerable. Now that they've admitted how "temporary" the mRNA vaccines were though, I feel that I should have avoided them entirely. We were sold propaganda... false propaganda, as to their efficacy. And now I regret getting vaccinated/ boosted, and will never get "boosted" again. My respect for the medical profession has been greatly diminished. They can still perform miracles, but they're not very good with the known unknowns. :(
P.s. when I talk about my friend in healthcare, I'm talking about myself. Weird, I know. I don't blame you one bit for getting the boosters. If I had a vulnerable family member I would too. The thing that freaks me out is the threat of termination of employment for choosing to opt out. It's Orwellian. And I agree that we need more sacred rituals. I'm finding that my spiritual healing comes around the campfire nowadays.
I know that the political tribalism is depressing, but I'm trying to focus on higher things. Politics never was the path to personal peace (joy, contentment?). Life is such a mystery. I still don't know what it is I'm searching for, but at least I know what is NOT. That's something.
Yep, that one definitely went over my head... (health care friends)
There was also a government contractor mandate... and so to comply my company paid me for my vaccination status. I think I got $250 or $500 for a copy of my vaccine record. I didn't do it for them, though. I'm close enough to retirement... just give me a reason, baby!
I saw part of a "Last of Us" episode on TV last night. It looked depressing... a "survival mode" existence in some Colorado(?) town. No thanks. It's kinda scary when life imitates art like that.
Politics has become so meaningless. Nothing we can do will ever change anything. No matter who we elect or how we vote, the "bureaucratic system" marches on. No, there's no peace or contentment there. It's intended to disturb and rile people up, not calm them down.
Of course, if I could figure out a way to escape the culture industry entirely, I would. I'm torn between the "acceptance" that "les non dupes errant," and completely unplugging. The closer I get to retirement, the more realistic and appealing the latter case gets. :(
...but then I'd have to fill my days with something else. When I was a kid, that would have been hunting, fishing, camping. But now? I have a friend who volunteers at the local Veterans Center. I suppose I'll spend more time hanging out with him, if he'll have me.
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Well this is utterly depressing and accurate. Have you watched The Last of Us? I don't usually like zombie shows, but it's interesting how society reverts to tribalism. Lots of parallels with how people responded during covid.
I have a friend who is in health care, and she refuses to get the boosters. She had the virus and thinks her natural immunity is better than any booster shot, but her employer continues to enforce mask mandates.. She's really sick of it.
No, I haven't seen the movie. I'll have to look for it. I wasn't hoping to depress anybody with this, but I thought it worth keeping, and I was too lazy to log into my FJ account and post this there.
Yes, it would seem we reverted to the bottom level of Maslow's "Need Hierarchy" when Covid came around. And yes, our Society has an aversion to pain and death (hence the "palliative" aspects ring true. We need more "sacred" rituals in our lives. I'm losing track of the years without them. I'm still "counting down" to retirement, but that seems to be my only "anchor" now. And the tribalism, the "political tribes" has got me down. It's so stupid. The mask mandates are such a waste, IMO.
I would have avoided the boosters entirely if my wife hadn't been so vulnerable. Now that they've admitted how "temporary" the mRNA vaccines were though, I feel that I should have avoided them entirely. We were sold propaganda... false propaganda, as to their efficacy. And now I regret getting vaccinated/ boosted, and will never get "boosted" again. My respect for the medical profession has been greatly diminished. They can still perform miracles, but they're not very good with the known unknowns. :(
P.s. when I talk about my friend in healthcare, I'm talking about myself. Weird, I know.
I don't blame you one bit for getting the boosters. If I had a vulnerable family member I would too. The thing that freaks me out is the threat of termination of employment for choosing to opt out. It's Orwellian.
And I agree that we need more sacred rituals. I'm finding that my spiritual healing comes around the campfire nowadays.
I know that the political tribalism is depressing, but I'm trying to focus on higher things. Politics never was the path to personal peace (joy, contentment?). Life is such a mystery. I still don't know what it is I'm searching for, but at least I know what is NOT. That's something.
Yep, that one definitely went over my head... (health care friends)
There was also a government contractor mandate... and so to comply my company paid me for my vaccination status. I think I got $250 or $500 for a copy of my vaccine record. I didn't do it for them, though. I'm close enough to retirement... just give me a reason, baby!
I saw part of a "Last of Us" episode on TV last night. It looked depressing... a "survival mode" existence in some Colorado(?) town. No thanks. It's kinda scary when life imitates art like that.
Politics has become so meaningless. Nothing we can do will ever change anything. No matter who we elect or how we vote, the "bureaucratic system" marches on. No, there's no peace or contentment there. It's intended to disturb and rile people up, not calm them down.
Of course, if I could figure out a way to escape the culture industry entirely, I would. I'm torn between the "acceptance" that "les non dupes errant," and completely unplugging. The closer I get to retirement, the more realistic and appealing the latter case gets. :(
...but then I'd have to fill my days with something else. When I was a kid, that would have been hunting, fishing, camping. But now? I have a friend who volunteers at the local Veterans Center. I suppose I'll spend more time hanging out with him, if he'll have me.
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