Today I’m struck by the conspiracy theories: this was all a Chinese plot, that the virus is a hoax, that somehow it’s 5G that’s really causing all the deaths. I wonder why there needs to be some evil mastermind behind it all, but then I get it - if it is part of some evil plot, that alone implies there is someone or some group in control - and that if we can unmask them, we can ourselves take control of the situation. Much harder is it to grasp that this is all part of the random chaos of the universe, a universe indifferent to our efforts, suffering, or intent.
The thought that we can actually can take control whether by science or by God is comforting. That evil exists means that we ourselves can be good. We need enemies to be heroes. Otherwise nothing matters, or rather the implications of our actions become less clear and more ambiguous. We are not in control - but if someone else is, demon or god, we stand a chance of regaining it.
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