@bscheese@bsd.network can't disagree with what you said. My wife believes that the powers that be seek to disempower individuals and communities on multiple levels - via diet (and its affect on mental health), distraction, propaganda media, and dumbed-down education. And thats not altogether implausible (and why should it be). BTW, its sometimes heartening to hear that there is growing cynicism out there (although much of it from leftists- which I am not).