I think it’s far more mass psychology than anything else. The powers that shouldn’t be learned a lot in the 50’s and 60’s with programs like MKUltra on how to manipulate people and then expand it to a larger scale. The gloom and doom is being fomented increasingly and intentionally to keep people unsure and scared of what to do next. It’s some insidious stuff when you get to know the context of it all.

I think being able to look at the picture without bias is important and to take the uncertainty out of it will help. It’s not easy of course but many good things aren’t!