My sister’s husband and kids openly mock her and “joke” about having her committed for her tinfoil hat conspiracy theories. But she kept telling them to wait and she’d be proven right.

Then a year passed. Then another, and another, and another. Then the election, then the inauguration, and so on and so on. She’s being treated like an imbecile. By her own husband and kids.

That’s just one example, and I know there are many more because I read posts like yours and others. The suffering is real. I’ve lost friends and have to remain silent about my beliefs in order to keep my job because of the industry I work in. People around me are beginning to experience serious health issues because they’re on their 4th jab and trust the political science, and will no doubt be first in line for the next one “the experts” recommend.

I understand the desire to keep morale up. But to constantly be told that, ‘it may look bad, but here’s why it’s really great and if you don’t agree you’re doomer/glowie/shill/grifter,’ is truly shocking to behold.