South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol impeached after martial law attempt – The Washington Post

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This seems familiar:

«Since taking office, Yoon has struggled with low approval ratings and has been unable — and unwilling, some analysts say — to expand support for his presidency in his deeply polarized country.»

https://wapo.st/4gdYeGy (gift)

“Deeply polarized.”

And here’s an interesting little nugget:

«He said Thursday that he had grown increasingly appalled at lawmakers’ opposition to investigating election machines, calling the computer systems “sloppy.” Yoon had been echoing claims of election fraud that had gained popularity through far-right YouTube channels.»

Humans can’t think systemically

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Saw two articles back-to-back today.

  1. We’re apparently getting ready to roll back vaccinations.
  2. Globalization has given people more jobs than they’ve lost, but the “working class” still hates it. (https://www.vox.com/politics/391059/democrats-working-class-voters-nafta-free-trade)

People’s kids will start to experience more and more outbreaks of measles, mumps, and polio, but it will always be somebody else’s kid until it’s not (at which point, gosh, it’s too late).

People will lose jobs but not connect that to retreating from global markets, and not understand why.

I think the issue is that most humans are simply incapable of thinking systemically (or abstractly) until slapped in the face with some need. Even the need to defeat fascism in Europe 80+ years ago was kind of a close call, until Pearl Harbor.

As long as bad things aren’t happening to our little group, we don’t care.