The harsh reality is that our modern world is not robust enough to survive instability. Our modern comforts and lifestyles have made it such that we are reliant on those comforts for our very survival.
Doctors and researchers in some countries are reporting spikes in cases of idiopathic central precocious puberty–more than double the numbers from pre-pandemic years.
Then the 54-year-old signs in on TikTok to check the analytics of his latest videos and touch base with a global community of online friends, many of whom, like him, have Parkinson's disease.
Hey now! Some of us still have friends—we've just time travelled back to the 1900s and only write letters in between bouts of croquet (a safe, if mildly ridiculous outdoor activity).