So the poor are stupid is the explanation for the gradual collapse of democracies. Or just maybe democracies have always been what every society is. Status hierarchies, where those lower in status dream of being high in status. Only the names of positions change.

Again, “the poor are stupid” is where you end up if you believe ‘the people’ run societies. The poor emulate the rich. Status runs societies.

The health of every person I know not taking precautions against Covid is progressively worsening. Continuously, shockingly sick. The denial is something to watch. No testing because people don’t want to know it’s Covid, because that would make a lie of their living with it.