A few years ago, I read an article about how FOX News’ goal was to make people afraid to leave their house. (I apologize for not remembering where I read this.) But that line stuck with me. Make people afraid to leave their house. Make people believe that the unknown is scary. Make people believe that otherness is scary.
Source: How to grow old • Buttondown
I loved this piece about staying curious, about being open to new experiences, and about the need to protect our entire community. “Even if, and especially when, some of it might have become unfamiliar to us. Because those might be the places where our curiosity takes it tomorrow.”