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  1. idiotreport.substack.comBen Jenkins7/2/216 min
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    • Alexa2 years ago

      This. I love how it weaves the pandemic, technology and all the intricacies of humanity together into a meditative piece. The writer is obvi not an optimist, but I like them for it

      "The most uncomfortable sequence in Jaws isn’t the bit where the shark finally attacks, it’s Martin Brody sitting on the beach, watching the water. That sequence seems to go for hours. By the time the disaster actually arrives and we get the dolly zoom right up on Brody’s terrified face, we feel less afraid than we did moments before. And that’s where we’re stuck. We’re stuck on the beach waiting for the other shoe to drop, knowing, like Brody does, that when it comes, we and whatever systems we’ve put our faith in until this moment, will be powerless to stop it."

      • SEnkey2 years ago

        Great find. I love that analogy to powerlessness that everyone experienced to the plight of folks who work with the welfare system. I'll be using that in the future.