Much observation has been made about Trump taking his reality TV existence to the White House, and perhaps there is something more to this. To look at the news cycles, and to gaze over the national conversation, it has become apparent that the mere function of the administration itself has taken an outsized role in our attention and it steadily saps our psychic and even material energy.
The steady drumbeat of a deteriorating global political and economic order has receded in the background, though certainly the palpable changes continue onward, while the vigor of the national conversation has gravitated over to the mere function of the administration itself, something which shouldn't have been as much of a question as it is now. All of the energy has gone from actually administrating world affairs, to administrating the administration itself, what with its dueling egos, office drama, selfish resource grabbers, bold-faced lies, and what have you.
All of that stuff may be taking center stage, but ah, all of the other important stuff, like climate change, perpetual war, poverty, disintegration of states, etc. is still actually happening. Only it is happening in the background. We're just not paying as much attention. We're paying attention to the guy who is walking in aggrandizing himself and lobbing insults at everyone. We're watching reality TV as the world burns, in other words.
