Let's face it: A big chunk of humanity loves/celebrates trolls and applauds sheer stupidity. They elect them for president, they listen to their podcasts, they follow them on social media, they believe when they state that 2+2=5 and participate in cults of personality. It's a sign of the times, it's the Zeitgeist: we're living in the Trump era or better yet -- the mean girl era.
The more aggressive and predatorial you appear, the haughtier you speak, the bigger the applause, the more blind the admiration, the possibility of critical thinking appears even more hopeless and the bigger the herd mentality.
Following strong leaders is definitely rooted in primal instincts for survival, I've realized this since I was young. In my youth, I was more idealistic thinking we can become better as a species and society and overcome those primal instincts through reason and education. However, the gravity of this aspect of humanity in current times is capable of exterminating the last bit of hope even in the post optimistic of humans. We seem bound to repeat the worst in history.















