The cost of delusions

We really need to find a way to talk to one another. We need to find a way for debates not to always degenerate into heated exchanges of barbs and accusations. Can we do that? It's obviously very hard - perhaps impossible even.

The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated an already tense situation at home as well as across the globe. A large chunk of society feels frustration, insecurity and anger. It is not just one thing, but rather a combination of pressing factors: the continuing isolation imposed by lockdowns, the fear of contracting the virus, the new wave of financial crisis which is already being felt by almost everyone, and concerns about the safety of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Virtually everyone is on edge. People that you would never expect to express themselves like soccer hooligans in a heated stadium. Meanwhile, individuals that used to take comfort in the...

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