Control Failure -- 1

Part of the Great Weirding essay series

Part of my Great Weirding essay series.

Throughout 2016-20, the period I have labeled the Great Weirding, public discourse was largely focused on the central human-scale drama: anomalous political events and widespread culture wars, featuring larger-than-life human actors who, whether you found them admirable or despicable, were undeniably charismatic. T…