On my morning walk I see the replacing of "WEAR A MASK" signs/banners with new content. Narratives are swapped like pairs of sneakers.

Talk of "COVID-19" is rapidly replaced by other impending matters—in Sacramento, California with looting and rioting nearby by suburb (though relatively peaceful, compared with other cities) the new reason to stay inside is because of "curfew" rather than airborn viruses.

Recently, I got a letter in the mail from the IRS. This letter turned out to be announcing the $1200 relief/aid money that came a couple weeks earlier. A little white collar scare for me—glad there was no issue to deal with—I paid muh taxes and stuff...

Permission to Live

Many peaceful channels by which people might normally deal with frustration/anger are unavailable (if you would like to follow the law, at least). Having friends over for dinner, taking a night walk, and anonymously loitering at a coffee shop are all off limits. ¹

In place of everyday activities that help us learn about and connect with the people around us, we have doom-and-gloom news piped directly from to smartphone and brain—

And now, there are shibboleths being used left-and-right to sort out in-group loyalties. ²

Urged to "speak out", many people feel compelled to announce stances on issues—to say nothing is to be complicit in the badness?

I still have no idea what is going on in Syria, or Ukraine, or Jamaica, or tons and tons of other places in the world. These places are foreign to me; they are not in my backyard. Are there systemic injustices in these places? Probably, I assume. Perhaps they have political opinions about Asian-Americans living in Sacramento, CA.

Good Guys/Bad Guys

In the United States, angst, anger, sadness, and frustration is everywhere (particularly concentrated in urban areas where people are exposed to more news and smartphones). Agitated cries for change erupt—what exactly should be done? A proletariat uprising?

On this matter, America is far from united; things are getting political in the sense that force is being used in many directions.