Precedents

Ernie here. My research in the archives has been sobering. History is full of records of outbreaks, mass panics, and moral crusades. When you read through them, you notice a recurring theme: the people living through it always insist that ‘this time is different.’ They always think their specific crisis is unique, a one-off event that defies comparison. Sometimes, of course, they are right. And that’s the most dangerous part—when the situation truly is unprecedented, the old rules don’t just bend; they break. We are currently in the stage where the rules are starting to crack. I’m documenting the fractures as they appear.