@Moon i think previous to the whole covid stuff i'd said give them money because it might change their opinion on you.

it is painfully clear for me by now that people just want to be in the "in" group of society. they are going to kill (or at least destroy the lives of their "enemies") to prevent dissent.

i think what we see now is that "progressive" people now finally are faux-accepted by mainstream (e.g. big companies going rainbow and green). people are happy to do anything mainstream tells them to, out of fear that their mainstream privileges are taken away from them.

it really seems to be about sane people (left AND right!) vs. the NPC army. i hate that it's this way as it is contrary to my humanistic views.

at this point it's pure self-preservation though. i know that many people i know personally would be happy to see my life going to shits, be it for not being hyped about mRNA vaccines or for posting stuff which was completely acceptable 20 years ago.

there is no reasoning anymore. don't feed the people who probably want to destroy you.