My sister pointed out how life is a bit like The Truman Show right now. It’s not exactly Groundhog Day - notably, there’s no Ned Ryerson - but there is admittedly a certain kind of quality that might make someone who has seen the movie wonder “Am I on TV right now?”
Stuck in a “protective bubble”? Check. Monotony of everyday life? Check. Carefully-constructed set of global circumstances, travel restrictions, and personal phobias that prevent one from going to Fiji? Check, check, and check.
Huh.
I don’t want to delve too deeply into this - I don’t think anyone is actually being unwittingly being filmed for a reality show - except to point out a couple of things:
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Truman actually lived a pretty good life while he was on the show, and
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Truman eventually got out.
Maybe we can pick up the Utopia vs. Dystopia argument after the break…or after a few months…or after life returns to whatever the “new normal” ends up looking like. For now I’ll just leave you with this:
…in case I don’t see ya: good afternoon, good evening, and good night.