Through @pluralistic , Richard Seymour making sense of the zeitgeist, just brilliant:
"Confronted with the helplessness of a real disaster that can only be solved through the collective action you've been told is both impossible and a Communist plot, you retreat to an individualistic disaster fantasy that you can play an outsized role in."
https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/24/mall-ninja-prophecy/#mano-a-mano