Oh they know.
The reason any utter of the word “COVID” is met with awkward silence, abrupt subject changes, or mockery is no coincidence.
That’s what denial looks like when the stakes are too high for people to admit what they already sense.
You’re letting them off too easily.
The reason any utter of the word “COVID” is met with awkward silence, abrupt subject changes, or mockery is no coincidence.
That’s what denial looks like when the stakes are too high for people to admit what they already sense.
You’re letting them off too easily.
https://twitter.com/stichedstars/status/1992296741853655492
Universal internet access & AI at everyone’s fingertips in year 6/7 of COVID. Yet we’re still pretending the public is merely “uninformed”?
This isn’t a knowledge gap, it’s deliberate avoidance, a psychological defence to shield people from the consequences of their own choices.
This isn’t a knowledge gap, it’s deliberate avoidance, a psychological defence to shield people from the consequences of their own choices.
And here’s the part people pretend not to understand: we don’t rely on governments or legacy media for any other major issue
Nobody waits for official guidance to form opinions on Gaza, Epstein, climate collapse, corruption/surveillance. People “do their own research” constantly
Nobody waits for official guidance to form opinions on Gaza, Epstein, climate collapse, corruption/surveillance. People “do their own research” constantly
Yet with COVID, suddenly the entire population becomes helpless, apparently incapable of understanding anything unless a minister or news anchor spoon-feeds it to them.
As if the internet, search engines, medical journals, and observable reality all stopped existing in 2020.
As if the internet, search engines, medical journals, and observable reality all stopped existing in 2020.
The signs aren’t subtle. Increased illness. More absences. Sudden chronic conditions. Their own bodies behaving differently.
To claim people “couldn’t possibly know” is not empathy, it’s condescension. It implies an entire society lacks curiosity or basic pattern-recognition.
To claim people “couldn’t possibly know” is not empathy, it’s condescension. It implies an entire society lacks curiosity or basic pattern-recognition.
COVID isn’t an information blackout. It’s a psychological one.
Accepting the truth forces people to confront their own behaviour, past choices & consequences of the “back to normal” fantasy they helped create.
Denial is easier. “No one told us” is their emotional escape hatch.
Accepting the truth forces people to confront their own behaviour, past choices & consequences of the “back to normal” fantasy they helped create.
Denial is easier. “No one told us” is their emotional escape hatch.
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