The Structural Memetics of Masks, by Chuck Pezeshki
Interesting read from an insightful mind. Chuck has an extraordinary grasp of the underlying social dynamics at play in all of this madness
Hear hear, Chuck!
So let’s leave that surface-level question of whether masks work. They don’t. That’s not what this piece is about anyway.
It’s about “Why are people so fixated on masks, as well as forcing others to use them?” In order to understand that, I’m going to introduce a few concepts.
This is such a good piece…
This last passage below is a dagger. Where the brunt of this all comes crashing down hard. Decisions adults made willfully, and oftentimes knowingly.
Disgusting and truly shameful, for all of us, whether we took part or not. It’s a reflection of the state of our society, of us as an American people. And it paints a grotesque image. Harkens me back to this thread…