| One of my favorite ideas comes from the Dali Llama who suggests considering how ones own application of agency has created the scenario they are in. The limbic system floods the brain with chemicals and we react with the most accessible form of motor agency given the context. Turn the media off. Avoid the emotional hive mind which is built on making you feel exactly as you’re reacting. Impulsive, anxious, the slippery slope that ends it all is around the corner. Because if it ends up being the case it will be a self fulfilling prophecy thanks to anxious, paranoid idiots pushing buttons they shouldn’t. I live outside the burbs and work remote. My daily habit hasn’t changed much. Your bubble isn’t everyone’s I’m pretty convinced the anxiety is from the reality of the virus itself and the anxiety is misattributed to “lockdown” thanks to propaganda. Propaganda 101: use emotional moment to insert talking point. Pandemic is a nice organic anxiety to use to nudge people towards fear of economic collapse. You’re doing this to yourself. |