Such an important post Tanja. I knew a lot about Stockholm Syndrome (definitely most people captured during COVID) but hadn't heard about the Dunning-Kruger Effect. It's a fatal combination for society. Spock and Hippo have the right approach but they have be afflicted with Stockholm Syndrome too!
I can confirm Stockholm Syndrome exists, I've experienced it when working offshore under a particular difficult client for a couple of years - when there's no escape you just have to try and cope however you can. It's a deal you make with yourself to keep the money going, it just depends on your pain threshold. I did eventually reach break out pain, so maybe that time will come for us all when the attack on democracy becomes too deep. Who knows where we'll be when that finally happens.
Record Store Day today, by the way - I missed our on my Bill Evans live in Finland, but got some Thelobious Monk instead - now he's got a story involving the Rothschilds!!
5. Laziness. Most people are way too well off to care. Just compare the apathy during Corona to the total meltdown this week because the Dow fell to the level of September 2024.
Unless and until people feel existential consequences nothing will change.
Such an important post Tanja. I knew a lot about Stockholm Syndrome (definitely most people captured during COVID) but hadn't heard about the Dunning-Kruger Effect. It's a fatal combination for society. Spock and Hippo have the right approach but they have be afflicted with Stockholm Syndrome too!
I can confirm Stockholm Syndrome exists, I've experienced it when working offshore under a particular difficult client for a couple of years - when there's no escape you just have to try and cope however you can. It's a deal you make with yourself to keep the money going, it just depends on your pain threshold. I did eventually reach break out pain, so maybe that time will come for us all when the attack on democracy becomes too deep. Who knows where we'll be when that finally happens.
Record Store Day today, by the way - I missed our on my Bill Evans live in Finland, but got some Thelobious Monk instead - now he's got a story involving the Rothschilds!!
5. Laziness. Most people are way too well off to care. Just compare the apathy during Corona to the total meltdown this week because the Dow fell to the level of September 2024.
Unless and until people feel existential consequences nothing will change.
I agree completely and thank you for this relevant addition.