{"id":238230,"date":"2021-07-08T06:05:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T06:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=238230"},"modified":"2021-07-09T13:02:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T13:02:08","slug":"20-things-ive-learned-or-had-confirmed-about-humanity-during-the-pandemic-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=238230","title":{"rendered":"20 Things I&#8217;ve Learned (Or Had Confirmed) About Humanity During The &#8216;Pandemic&#8217; (THREAD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">20 Things I&#39;ve Learned (Or Had Confirmed) About Humanity During The &#39;Pandemic&#39; (THREAD):<\/p>\n<p>1\/ Most people would rather be in the majority, than be right.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012537986568193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2\/ At least 20% of the population has strong authoritarian tendencies, which will emerge under the right conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012539987255301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3\/ Fear of death is only rivalled by the fear of social disapproval. The latter could be stronger.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012542076010497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4\/ Propaganda is just as effective in the modern day as it was 100 years ago. Access to limitless information has not made the average person any wiser.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012544361963523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">5\/ Anything and everything can and will be politicised by the media, government, and those who trust them.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012546446462981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">6\/ Many politicians and large corporations will gladly sacrifice human lives if it is conducive to their political and financial aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012548262670337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">7\/ Most people believe the government acts in the best interests of the people. Even many who are vocal critics of the government.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012550733062146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">8\/ Once they have made up their mind, most people would rather to commit to being wrong, than admit they were wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012552427614208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">9\/ Humans can be trained and conditioned quickly and relatively easily to significantly alter their behaviours &#8211; for better or worse.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012554138918912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">10\/ When sufficiently frightened, most people will not only accept authoritarianism, but demand it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012556307283969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">11\/ People who are dismissed as &#39;conspiracy theorists&#39; are often well researched and simply ahead of the mainstream narrative.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012559314599937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">12\/ Most people value safety and security more than freedom and liberty, even if said &#39;safety&#39; is merely an illusion.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012561164390403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">13\/ Hedonic adaptation occurs in both directions, and once inertia sets in, it is difficult to get people back to &#39;normal&#39;.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012563722821633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">14\/ A significant % of people thoroughly enjoy being subjugated.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012565601914882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">15\/ &#39;The Science&#39; has evolved into a secular pseudo-religion for millions of people in the West. This religion has little to do with science itself.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012568349233153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">16\/ Most people care more about looking like they are doing the right thing, rather than actually doing the right thing.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012570551140355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">17\/ Politics, the media, science, and the healthcare industries are all corrupt, to varying degrees. Scientists and doctors can be bought as easily as politicians.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012572753203202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">18\/ If you make people comfortable enough, they will not revolt. You can keep millions docile as you strip their rights, by giving them money, food, and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012575047442434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">19\/ Modern people are overly complacent and lack vigilance when it comes to defending their own freedoms from government overreach.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012577312411649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">20\/ It&#39;s easier to fool a person than to convince them that they have been fooled.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412012579665362945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bonus thought:<\/p>\n<p>21\/ Most people are fairly compassionate and have good intentions (this is good)<\/p>\n<p>As a result, most people deeply struggle to understand that some people, including our &#39;leaders&#39;, CAN have malicious or perverse intentions (this is bad).<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1412015881853575169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some really telling points here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-238230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Commentary"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=238230"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":238233,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238230\/revisions\/238233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=238230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=238230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=238230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}