Anything to obfuscate

The rates of anxiety and depression are through the roof in this era of ours. People have lost their way and their sense of meaning and you feel it in the air. We went through a pandemic but never regained our footing and now face an uncertain future in a world trying to remake itself in a new image. 

Since retiring I now have more time to observe and take the pulse of how people are feeling and reacting. Older ones tend to be confused and fear what is coming. My mother winces at the idea of robotics taking over the kind of tasks that even 10 years ago were thought to be free of their influence. AI dominates discussions and young software engineers and developers wonder aloud if they will soon become obsolete. 

We created this mess because we forgot the human equation. In our search for expediency and cost cutting we didn't factor in how society would start to crumble under the weight of the richest investors getting theirs and filling their coffers at the expense of everyone else. 

There will be retribution for this of course and it is coming organically. As the lowest people on the societal rung start to lose their grip they will become burdens on the state and some will rebel and act out. 

The latest shooting during a Catholic mass is one those signs that things are not well. The root of the problem will be avoided by blaming the "trans shooter" and how mental health issues among youth is causing them to be confused about their gender. Going beyond that risks having people awake from the sins of capitalism gone astray and in its late stages. 

Anything to obfuscate.