Posted Mar 30, 2021, 3:39 PM
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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
I have 2 examples of acquaintances that have gone down different rabbit holes in strange ways.
1st: Very smart guy, quiet, always a bit of a loner, but has a good job, always super happy, nice. I don't know if it's a Trump/QAnon thing that went overboard during COVID, but now he's posting full on government control, Joe Biden is a fake (like he's been replaced by another person). Anti vax. Total lunacy.
2nd: Another smart, successful guy, has a family, good job, super social. Only in the last 3 months or so he's gone totally "COVID Zero". Endless tweets and clearly hours of pouring over articles and studies from around the world. Hyper focused on BC's problem being we opened K-12 schools in September. He has a kid that's too young to be in school so he doesn't have a direct personal interest. It's very strange. The level of obsession is intense. He's still working, but must be spending 4-8 hours a day on this stuff.
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I suspect anxiety that has been amplified by the pandemic is causing these (and many others) to manifest their desire to "take back control" in different ways. Some by blaming/scapegoating others (your first example) and some by insulating themselves from all possible risk (your second). I personally have seen a few of both extremes too.
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