This is basically one of the core arguments of HyperNormalisation, that post-collapse of the Soviet Union, the world has become too complex to change, so the West has kept itself stable through managed outcomes, predicting and avoiding risk. Anti-depressants are thus used to stabilise and manage emotions of individuals, pacifying them in the face of civilisational collapse
Thank you for sharing this with me. I hadn’t heard of this theory or the documentary. As I read, this is everything I’ve been seeing; just people being ushered from work to home, shutting themselves off from the world to do meaningless busywork.
For me, this documentary was the missing piece when trying to answer: “why does it seem like, in most liberal democracies, despite the revolving door of governments and parties in power, nothing changes”.
This is basically one of the core arguments of HyperNormalisation, that post-collapse of the Soviet Union, the world has become too complex to change, so the West has kept itself stable through managed outcomes, predicting and avoiding risk. Anti-depressants are thus used to stabilise and manage emotions of individuals, pacifying them in the face of civilisational collapse
Thank you for sharing this with me. I hadn’t heard of this theory or the documentary. As I read, this is everything I’ve been seeing; just people being ushered from work to home, shutting themselves off from the world to do meaningless busywork.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperNormalisation#A_Cautionary_Tale Donald Trump jumpscare lol
For me, this documentary was the missing piece when trying to answer: “why does it seem like, in most liberal democracies, despite the revolving door of governments and parties in power, nothing changes”.