A woman lay dead for three years, nobody noticed
Lockdowns, masks, and prolonged bouts of social isolation destroy lives.
Prof Mattias Desmet on ‘mass formation’ during the Covid period, the social isolation and anxiety that drives it, and on the danger of a ‘technocratic state’ based on the theory of ‘man as a machine’. Prof Desmet writes at: https://mattiasdesmet.substack.com/
‘A little thought goes a long way’
“The Old Ireland might not have been all bad after all”
“€30billion was spent on the longest most severe Lockdowns in EU”
Social isolation.
Smaller families, increasing divorce rates and single parenthood have had isolating effects on Gen Z
Medical exemption was originally granted
Uncertainty is terrifying. Loneliness is unbearable. Death is painful. Born from the onslaught of Covid19, the three have joined forces to hit us where it hurts the most. With the exception of key workers who are required to work, most of us abide by the necessary isolation restrictions, some with family and some alone, and […]
It seems that ‘[y]achtbrokers have seen a surge in bookings as people fleeing the coronavirus crisis look to go into isolation for months afloat’ (‘Demand for luxury yachts fuelled by self-isolation of super-rich’, Telegraph Business, March 23, 2020). As someone who has been involuntarily confined to barracks for a number of years there are a […]
Terms like ‘self-isolation, ‘social distancing’ and even ‘cocooning’ are fast becoming part of our national vocabulary. For the vast majority of people, these new practices and behaviours will be somewhere between a major and minor inconvenience. Some businesses may close-others will bounce back; but we will go on, even if it is in a radically […]