"a series of random and implausible crises that make no sense other than if you believe the most dramatic possible shit"
If our zeitgeist is that everyone lies about everything, and some people believe their own lies and are delusional. Yeah.
@Pat what's the bone you're gnawing on here?
@Pat it's a quote from "The City and the City" by China Miéville
captures the zeitgeist, no?