the exact people who just got done being lied to by the government for the gazillionth time turn around and trust it. and they never stop to wonder: “why do i keep doing this?”
Source: the act of submitting engenders submission
even the smallest thing matters in terms of how your mental shape winds up. if forgoing a straw can make you into a greenie weenie, then “forgetting” your mask and making them ask, every single time, can make you into less of a branch covidian and entrench your belief in resistance.
this can manifest in 1000 ways in a million arenas.
even just speaking it aloud helps.
start small, work up.
challenge ideas instead of avoiding conflict.
push boundaries.
be a nuisance to the nudge wardens.
profess incomprehension or disagreement.
ask people “really? are you serious about this?”
use ridicule.
add a cost.
make them dissonant instead of you.
nudge back.
often and hard.
the sanity you save may be your own.
you may find you develop quite a taste for it.
you may find you develop quite a flair for it.
you may find that you are having fun.
