I also often wonder how the hell we have arrived at this point and wish back for the comparatively sane period of the 2000s.
In addition to the reasons you laid out, I would also add: the new generation of "coddled" youth (cf. Haidt/Lukianoff), the incredibly destructive effects of social media, the (intentional?) dumbing-down of our society, moral decline in general (due to "accepting" absolutely everything in the name of wrong tolerance, i.e. "minor-attracted people" etc.), staggeringly incompetent and spineless politicians that make Bush Jr. look like a sane guy, and the lost ability for debate in general.
I believe activating the moderates might be our only way out of this. The question though is: How can we do that in an effective manner?
Great piece, Jamie. Very well put.
I also often wonder how the hell we have arrived at this point and wish back for the comparatively sane period of the 2000s.
In addition to the reasons you laid out, I would also add: the new generation of "coddled" youth (cf. Haidt/Lukianoff), the incredibly destructive effects of social media, the (intentional?) dumbing-down of our society, moral decline in general (due to "accepting" absolutely everything in the name of wrong tolerance, i.e. "minor-attracted people" etc.), staggeringly incompetent and spineless politicians that make Bush Jr. look like a sane guy, and the lost ability for debate in general.
I believe activating the moderates might be our only way out of this. The question though is: How can we do that in an effective manner?