Mallory Mosner
1 min readMar 31, 2021

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Yes. Thank you for writing this. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone... people are trying to go "back to normal" as if normal was ever actually "normal." I am concerned by how many people think this is "over" and are traveling by plane to other states and countries and rural areas (even if they got vaccines, which aren't failsafe). I have so much grief constantly, partly due to the profound suffering and loss but also because of the willful ambivalence most people exhibit to human suffering. I can't fathom that people are more enthused and genuinely concerned about their ability to consume on display than of the value of human life. Even now, where about 1000 people in America die per day, no one cares anymore that every three days is still the equivalent of 9/11 because Muslim people can't be scapegoated, so there doesn't need to be mass cultural change. It's just unfathomable. It makes me so sad and sick to be part of this society. I have a lot of tools for dealing with anxiety and depression but I'm feeling such existential sadness and angst about being part of such an avoidant, detached and apathetic society it's really hard to get a grip these days.

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Mallory Mosner
Mallory Mosner

Written by Mallory Mosner

Queer non-binary (they/she) Jewish writer and Ayurvedic Health Counselor who loves puzzles, cats and meditation.

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