1 August

Diana Tamir from Harvard Uni led a study that showed that 80% of social media posts are people talking about themselves or their own lives. Even when offered money to post about something else, they reverted to talking about themselves. She said talking about ourselves is as addictive as chocolate or sex. Even something like 'we're all in this together' is individuals positioning themselves socially. Still about 'me'. As can be seen in Germany overnight, the most pragmatic of countries, in the big march opposing basic public health measures. The pandemic is stripping away the myths we live by.