The Golden Age

Gilded by guilt,

or perhaps just blame,

"what a time it is,

a time it is,

a time for listening",

Paul almost sings -

and I might believe it,

but for the sight

of so many fingers

in so many ears

and so many pies.

We tap-tap-tap

on the keyboard,

our minds tap-dancing

around the truth,

in pursuit of the sensational.

And we find it.

And this lie leads to that one,

and another one,

and the one after that.

Until we are 75% infected

with that dangerous thing

“The Tinfoil Truth”.

“We are living in a golden age of ignorance.” Robert N. Proctor, American historian.