We are made to be superficial, to heed what we see and not heed what does not vividly come to mind.
SEE IN OUR MIND what WE SEE WITH OUR EYES.
SILENT EVIDENCE does not come into existence because of things we see with our eyes. It comes into existence like fairies. Huh? Yeah, that's right. They may not even exist in our imagination. This is one of PLATO's levels of existence.
However, the POSSIBILITY OF FAIRIES can make us act as if there really are fairies. We need to make an effort to imagine silent evidence. It exists, but there may be no written records.
For instance, the people up the hill live in expensive houses, drive expensive cars and have lots of expensive things. That's the river we see on the surfice. It may be placid on top, but have an undercurrent of fear of loss. In bad cases, all those things may have been "paid for" with loans. If the person loses their job, or even experiences a loss of hours, everything can be destroyed.
The STAY AT HOME for COVID-19 happened suddenly. Not instantaneiously. We figured out it was going to happen about a month before. Because of the possibility it could happen, we stockpiled TOILET PAPER and non-perishable food. Rice, oatmeal, Ramen noodles, canned vegetable. etc. Therefore, we didn't have any hardship.
There were preparations not readily visible. I spent the last year paying off all my credit card debt. Now, my retirement and social security easily pays my bills with enough left over to buy too many books.
Some people were suddenly put into a disasterious position, but I don't see evidence of that. I know people are losing work because people aren't going places. Why don't we see news on people being financially crushed? The SILENT EVIDENCE is there in short articles. Perhaps, it's SO PERVASIVE nobody wants to talk about it.
