I once compared Swedish people to the residents of The Axiom in Pixar's WALL-E (2008). Ida's eyes shot open as if I was her only believer, professing she had had the same thought. Sanity filled the room.
From having to teach the Cool Kids Comedy Club's pub-crowds to clap at binary questions to enduring guidance staff who "don't have all the answers;" It feels like I'm surrounded by lobotomy patients. Why is everyone so incompetent?
Let's talk about:
- Performative progressiveness and thoughtlessness
- Non-confrontation and identity