Comment by johnnyanmac

>Just look how unhealthy most people react on politics

I think that's more due to civil unrest and its resulting polarization more than anything. Bread and circuses still works just fine today. But the bread is growing thin and evrn the circus can't distract from drastically more expensive gas, groceries, and rent.

Also doesn't help that the circus chose to forgoe long term idyllic control for maximizing short term profits by algorithmically boosting "rage bait". Anger spills over eventually.