It's definitely chaos. We can argue if it's organic or orchestrated. But I don't think people are aware, not really. As you simply put: Chaos has been normalised. And when things are normalised they are harder to see, unless they directly affect you.
The past years really opened my eyes. I didn't see chaos in the world before because I was too wrapped up in my own chaotic life.
My son went to a children's birthday party the other day. The idea was for them to dress as their favourite fictional character. Sadly, most dressed as villains. And ,although I suspect it wasn't the kids that chose their outfits, that means the adults thought this was a good idea.
I wonder if this is how people psychologically cope with rejecting orthodox order? Tradition / orthodox order usually represents security, prosperity, future possibility. Super heroes are usually the champions of that order.
If you don't think established tradition and order represent security etc then perhaps the villain is the new champion?
Agreed it is wide spread and coincides with a much larger posturing against history, tradition, and culture. Including the increasing acceptance of violence against those perceived as opposition - this requires dehumanising the enemy (as violence always does). But is on a much larger scale. the 2019 film Joker does this so well.
People naming their kids Kylo Ren is a disturbing phenomena considering the character kills his own father and is a student of a totalitarian dark lord
The normalized chaos is real. The more normal it is presented, the more it is entrapped. People will even debate if this is even chaos. Do you think inherently people know that this is chaos? For you, were you aware?
It's definitely chaos. We can argue if it's organic or orchestrated. But I don't think people are aware, not really. As you simply put: Chaos has been normalised. And when things are normalised they are harder to see, unless they directly affect you.
The past years really opened my eyes. I didn't see chaos in the world before because I was too wrapped up in my own chaotic life.
There is a TV series where Loki, the Norse god of chaos is the hero that is meant to be saving the world.
Sign of the times sir
My son went to a children's birthday party the other day. The idea was for them to dress as their favourite fictional character. Sadly, most dressed as villains. And ,although I suspect it wasn't the kids that chose their outfits, that means the adults thought this was a good idea.
I wonder if this is how people psychologically cope with rejecting orthodox order? Tradition / orthodox order usually represents security, prosperity, future possibility. Super heroes are usually the champions of that order.
If you don't think established tradition and order represent security etc then perhaps the villain is the new champion?
Well said. And don't get me wrong I understand going against the grain and against authority, etc., but what we've been speaking to here is not that.
Agreed it is wide spread and coincides with a much larger posturing against history, tradition, and culture. Including the increasing acceptance of violence against those perceived as opposition - this requires dehumanising the enemy (as violence always does). But is on a much larger scale. the 2019 film Joker does this so well.
People naming their kids Kylo Ren is a disturbing phenomena considering the character kills his own father and is a student of a totalitarian dark lord
Shit, that's not good! I swear people don't think about the connotations, spiritual or otherwise, of these things.
The normalized chaos is real. The more normal it is presented, the more it is entrapped. People will even debate if this is even chaos. Do you think inherently people know that this is chaos? For you, were you aware?