If your mask is not on or no special precautions are met, you are either the “boo-man” or a “conspiracy theorist”.
That’s because everyone is told that these conditions must be met.
Mass psychology plays a big role here.
Everyone feels compelled to participate because they are afraid that something might happen.
Fear and uncertainty are often used and instrumentalized by the media, groups and cults, businesses, marketers and conspiracy theories (like QAnon) to gain control of the masses. Fear of missing out (FOMO) and fear of better options (FOBO) are just some examples.
Facts, figures and data may support this gain in control by illustrating what could happen if you do not take certain precautions.
Information overload is a big issue in such times.
If everyone simply has access to the Internet, everyone can form their own filter bubble, often unconsciously, and may fall prey to the rabbit-hole effect.
The result is “conspiracy theories”, which often come up with unproven or “not officially confirmed” theories, or “facts” that are supposed to prove the opposite.
What is real?
One person now says that science can be relied upon because it is often studies that prove something.
The other one says that science is not reliable because it could have been invented to keep masses in a certain belief and in control, maybe not to think further and to limit.
Critical thinking, getting many opinions and looking at both sides is the only way to really find out what is “real” for the individual.
However, social media, video portals and search engines can create a distorted world view due to their algorithms and thus artificially created filter bubbles.
This makes it all the more important, however, to exclude oneself, to distance oneself and then to deduce things in order to approach things more objectively and not to react directly but to act. Not to fall into emotion but to try to think and act rationally.
You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. — Marcus Aurelius
Try to think and act differently at times, to get closer to your own reality and to lead a more tranquil life.
