But the truth is, the only thing most of the people viewing themselves in these inflated ways might have in common with Rosa Parks is that they’re sitting on their asses. The difference, of course, is that their ass-sitting is not a heroic act—no matter how much people seemed to act like it was during COVID. My God, was it ever easier to signify yourself as One of the Good Ones than it was during COVID? By doing nothing (as in, literally nothing, sitting at home on your couch all day and night), you were saving the world. People who wanted to open their businesses to feed their families were
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