What’s not to like
about this situation? The Rat Race has shut down, although in fits
and starts, it will come roaring back soon enough; the government is
sending everyone money (after stealing it from us, and profiting off
of us, for once we get a share of the take) and the natural world has
had a chance to take a breather from the relentless Assault of the
Seven Billion upon it.
Times like these
were built for those who get a little kick out of seeing things driven
into extraordinary situations. For once, soldiers have not been
forced to duke it out, although some continue to do just that; for
the most part, the industrial nations which rule the world’s
hegemonies have for the last two months been forced to freeze in
their tracks. Politicians have had to face watching some of their
dirtiest secrets exposed, and the Deep State revealed itself to have
really blown it for once in instigating the whole Russiagate
brouhaha. And while most musicians who depend on entertaining and the
gig economy have been hurt, the sheer proliferation of folks just
making their own noise coming out of homes across the world means
that music isn’t suffering this so badly as some might have
claimed, after all.
There are always
bright sides to things and silver linings and unicorns still play in
the sunshine meadows of frolic.
