Yes, people are humbled, acting humbled(shutting up and not commenting).

a polymath, a man of great learning

he says "crazy" things often

and other people respond with

"haha, that's crazy"

not realizing he has already thought it out their way

it's amusing to watch

somewhat frustrating

Did the latest post come off as a bit sudden to you?

no

not at all

has slowly been building to it

I don't think this break is anything but temporary

he may not resume on this blog

but this isn't the last we will hear from him, we live in interesting times, things are changing

there is a spiritual change in the air

that people deeply feel, but cannot really express

people did not just get "sick of the way things are" in so many words

to spur something like Brexit

I mean, they did get sick of it

Sometimes, I wish to live as a ghost, and see things get a hundred times worse

but what that means is a lot more than what is realized

I'm curious how far things can be taken

you can already do that in a way

in a sense

by actually absorbing how bad things are now

it will feel a hundred times worse or a thousand times worse than your previous apathy

and simulate that experience thusly

it still stuns me how I didnt have to learn anything

nothing had to change, just my attitude

It's not so bad that this appreciation could be reached without such practices.

but it never could @Nester

I don't think that always could be the case.

that's sort of the point

the tragedy of our damnation now is

we dont feel its a big deal

even knowing, right now, that its a big deal

I dont feel it too much

I'm fine, things are okay

and I will feel this way when things are a million times worse too

unless I was allowed to keep my current perspective, unchanged