I have T-Mobile and have two bars.

That sounds like a cult. Hmmmm.

Not the holiday inn express?

Yes but no way to tell if they’re legit.

Yes, but at lower rates than alcohol.

Kava. It can cause dependence and health problems but probably less than alcohol.

Edit: I am not promoting kava, I’ve never even tried it myself, I am coming from a harm reduction perspective

That’s a very good point.

The far right is rising in Germany too now.

It is happening now in greater rates than it did during the height of the pandemic.

I guess nuance isn’t your strong suit.

You obviously do not live in nyc. She’s not saying they are comparable in scale. She’s saying that those were two occasions in which a mood took the entire city and you could all feel it together. It’s a profound experience. A friend of mine who grew up in Israel in the 70s describes similar experiences during the war there.

Crying is not always the same mood or emotion.

The 9/11 crying was a profound collective grief, a deep heartbreak, immeasurable loss, and ongoing fear. People made eye contact with strangers and shared it together. It was comforting in a way. You never felt alone in it and had millions of people around you all the time who completely understood it. It’s hard to describe to people who weren’t there.

The 2016 election crying was different. It was shock, anger, fear, and some grief, though of a different quality than the 9/11 grief. But it was still a profound experience, to experience a mood publicly alongside millions of others who share it with you.

There is some evidence that COVID itself weakens immune systems as well.