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3/18/2020, 9:57AM -
In a matter of days, this country has slipped into chaos. It’s fascinating and terrifying. Everything is shut down, and those who can work from home are now doing so. Goods are flying off grocery store shelves as quickly as they can be stocked. Paranoia and fear run rampant and infect the populous more quickly than the virus itself. Our government has failed us, absolutely and totally. They have only instilled more fear and misinformation during this global upheaval. We’ve had to turn to our entertainers for trustworthy information, hope, and a sense of calm. Thanks to Joe Rogan, Trevor Noah, John Oliver, Cody Rhodes, WhatCulture, Cultaholic, and others, we’ve found sanity and community in a sea of madness and hoarding. They have been a guiding and grounding force during a turbulent time. Instead of running around in circles like the government, they’re doubling down on their efforts to keep us entertained and connected. We all wait with baited breath from our couches for the latest news and updates, united by our screens and world wide web and fear.
It’s frightening how quickly this happened, but not all too surprising. Most Americans have never experienced hardship, and those who have seem to have forgotten what it’s like. During these kinds of times, the meek shall inherit the earth as they say. Those who have seen real shit, who know hardship, who have had to survive are no stranger to new kinds of normals and having to adapt. Overnight, the whole world has been put on the equivalent of being homebound. Most people lost their minds a little bit when learning to grapple with this state of existence. I know I did when I was dealing with being homebound due to Fibromyalgia in 2012. I was so ill I couldn’t leave my bed most of the time, and it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever been through in my life. But, there’s a silver lining to everything, and there’s always hope if you have eyes to see it. I learned more about myself during that time than any other time in my life. And with the age of the internet, things could be infinitely more boring and less connected.
Time will tell at this point.
In a matter of days, this country has slipped into chaos. It’s fascinating and terrifying. Everything is shut down, and those who can work from home are now doing so. Goods are flying off grocery store shelves as quickly as they can be stocked. Paranoia and fear run rampant and infect the populous more quickly than the virus itself. Our government has failed us, absolutely and totally. They have only instilled more fear and misinformation during this global upheaval. We’ve had to turn to our entertainers for trustworthy information, hope, and a sense of calm. Thanks to Joe Rogan, Trevor Noah, John Oliver, Cody Rhodes, WhatCulture, Cultaholic, and others, we’ve found sanity and community in a sea of madness and hoarding. They have been a guiding and grounding force during a turbulent time. Instead of running around in circles like the government, they’re doubling down on their efforts to keep us entertained and connected. We all wait with baited breath from our couches for the latest news and updates, united by our screens and world wide web and fear.
It’s frightening how quickly this happened, but not all too surprising. Most Americans have never experienced hardship, and those who have seem to have forgotten what it’s like. During these kinds of times, the meek shall inherit the earth as they say. Those who have seen real shit, who know hardship, who have had to survive are no stranger to new kinds of normals and having to adapt. Overnight, the whole world has been put on the equivalent of being homebound. Most people lost their minds a little bit when learning to grapple with this state of existence. I know I did when I was dealing with being homebound due to Fibromyalgia in 2012. I was so ill I couldn’t leave my bed most of the time, and it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever been through in my life. But, there’s a silver lining to everything, and there’s always hope if you have eyes to see it. I learned more about myself during that time than any other time in my life. And with the age of the internet, things could be infinitely more boring and less connected.
Time will tell at this point.
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