Isso:

In “The Utopia of Rules,” the late David Graeber described how neoliberal deregulation produced exactly the kind of state that we were warned we’d get under communism. Thanks to monopolies, all the stores were the same and they all sold the same goods. Thanks to the dismantling of labor protection and unions, no one had enough money to get by. Thanks to elite impunity, we were ruled by monsters who committed crimes in the open and thrived as a result.

Isso:

Recently, a photo of a gray-washed, boxy Popeyes restaurant circulated in an office group chat, prompting jokes like, “New look?” The building’s once-iconic orange walls and bright red awning had been swapped for a muted, homogenized look, which has become an all-too-common sight at fast food chains around the country.

Que é um exemplo disso:

Walk around in the average parking lot, and you’ll find yourself in a sea of black, white, and silver vehicles. Watch Netflix at home or catch a film in the theaters, and you’ll get the same washed-out color grade on either screen. Glance at the logos of the world’s largest companies, and you’ll notice a shrinking palette.

It all points to one thing: color is vanishing from our world.

E, finalmente, isso:

As Britain has become more and more aware of its diminishment, it has retreated ever more fully into a defensive crouch. Politics have become zero-sum, descending into fights over who has robbed whom. Suspicion has fallen, above all, on immigrants, whom both major parties have turned against. There is still an enduring strain of British exceptionalism, quieter and more understated than the American version, which suggests that by retreating inward, Britain can make itself great again. Astonishingly, or perhaps predictably, it is growing stronger as the country’s problems get worse.

Que época para se viver.