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Research suggests that pandemics are more likely to reduce rather than build trust in scientific and political authorities.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

COVID oversaw the extreme price gouging while squeezing "non-essential" businesses into insolvency. Inflation is still high where it matters to most people. We're losing our quality of life to produce more billionaires and we've been convinced it's the immigrants and queers that are to blame.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I'm not convinced. It's the rich ruining our lives.