Revisiting the Introduction of Covid-19 in Early 2020 - It’s been 5 years since this big shift in our society occurred. I’ve been piecing together an article like this for years. I have upwards of 20 articles related to this topic that weren’t finished or shared. It will never be perfect and I’ve decided to finally put some semblance of it out there. I could write an article in and of itself as to why I’ve refrained from sharing more about this topic, but I’ll save that for another time.
I find it hard maintaining scope with this topic when writing. I’m tempted to digress with tangential streams of thought. This topic is vast and seems to be intricately woven into so many things. There are many interconnected threads to speak about, yet I feel the need to be succinct in my approach with discussing this. I’ll do my best to stick to the aim and intention of this article.
My Aims and Intentions with Sharing
My aim is to speak about the personal experiences that led to my perception about what occurred in the media during the earlier months of 2020. My aim is to highlight components of my life experiences that contributed to me not accepting the given narrative around Covid-19 (which I’ll refer to as CV19). In hindsight I look at CV19 as an event. And how. through most individuals' perception, the event was thrust upon us.
My intention is that sharing my personal framing will help others to see more clearly what someone else’s process looks like. My intention to share a semblance of what influenced my processing information when posed with calls for big shifts in society which would affect everyone at large. A semblance of components of my life that would determine what I’d get on board with when directed by these external media sources.
I’d be interested to hear more on those “original protocols”. It’d be cool to see the comparison. I still cringe at the word “case” to this day. I hated the desensatization then and I still do now.
The media played a huge part in desensitizing people and creating a panic that made it much easier to tell everyone to just stay home. It was a 24/7 message of fear. No one with any kind of dissenting opinion from the chosen narrative was allowed to voice their thoughts as they were immediately labeled as crazy conspiracy theorists. Even 5 years later, this still exists. This made it difficult for anyone to ask questions or join an informed discussion. Add to it that the general panic made it difficult for people to critically think about the narrative being sold. I’d like to think the whole episode taught us a lesson with regard to using critical thought when these situations unfold-time will tell.
I hear you, Tanya! Yes, everything we know about psychology and relating tells us that the methods taken were not helpful, they were harmful. We may never get a clear answer about true intentions, but it's very clear what the results of those tactics were. Panic, confusion, dysregulation and trauma-response. If you and I are aware that these become the results of those chosen actions, I'm sure those who were driving the media response had an inkling that this is what would transpire.
so synchronistic, as i was thinking it was a good time to also reflect and share my story on why I didn't buy into the event either. it feels like there has been enough distance - and yet here in japan, people are still willingly taking jabs.
Thank you Norie! Appreciate that you were someone who I was able to share with about this topic. Yes, it feels like there's enough distance. Hope your reflection and sharing unfolds for you <3
I so appreciate your story and perspective, James, especially important because of your background, both location-wise and professionally, and I so look forward to Part II.
I’d be interested to hear more on those “original protocols”. It’d be cool to see the comparison. I still cringe at the word “case” to this day. I hated the desensatization then and I still do now.
Yes, for me both the word "case" and "testing" are cringe-worthy!
The media played a huge part in desensitizing people and creating a panic that made it much easier to tell everyone to just stay home. It was a 24/7 message of fear. No one with any kind of dissenting opinion from the chosen narrative was allowed to voice their thoughts as they were immediately labeled as crazy conspiracy theorists. Even 5 years later, this still exists. This made it difficult for anyone to ask questions or join an informed discussion. Add to it that the general panic made it difficult for people to critically think about the narrative being sold. I’d like to think the whole episode taught us a lesson with regard to using critical thought when these situations unfold-time will tell.
I hear you, Tanya! Yes, everything we know about psychology and relating tells us that the methods taken were not helpful, they were harmful. We may never get a clear answer about true intentions, but it's very clear what the results of those tactics were. Panic, confusion, dysregulation and trauma-response. If you and I are aware that these become the results of those chosen actions, I'm sure those who were driving the media response had an inkling that this is what would transpire.
so synchronistic, as i was thinking it was a good time to also reflect and share my story on why I didn't buy into the event either. it feels like there has been enough distance - and yet here in japan, people are still willingly taking jabs.
Thank you Norie! Appreciate that you were someone who I was able to share with about this topic. Yes, it feels like there's enough distance. Hope your reflection and sharing unfolds for you <3
I so appreciate your story and perspective, James, especially important because of your background, both location-wise and professionally, and I so look forward to Part II.
Plot armor, such a good term!
Thank you Norie! Yes, having these various contributing factors shaping my perspective, I really feel called to share.