“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped…”
Orwell 1984
Imagine if some guy just absolutely covered in filth sits next to you and you have to pretend to be cool with it for class consciousness reasons. Curb Your Enthusiasm scenario.