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An October 2021 clip from “Good Morning Britain” recently re-circulated online in which Gene Simmons, one of the founding members of the legendary rock group Kiss, bemoaned the then-burgeoning skepticism to official narratives surrounding Covid-19 shots.
Simmons’ comments, while incredibly stupid, are what should be expected from someone in his position. Since amassing immense wealth and celebrity, he has likely never been seriously tested by life or compelled to reflect in any meaningful way, so upon meeting serious resistance to his lifestyle and health for the first time with the advent of Covid-19, he has lost the ability to assert his will on the people and environments around him. You probably know several people like him; the world must conform to their perception of reality.
“We’re not concerned if you’re breathing it or not; we’re concerned if you’re getting us sick. So get your godd-mned Covid shot,” the 73-year-old rock legend insisted. ...
Simmons is an aging celebrity who probably, with the advent of Covid, seriously contemplated human mortality for the first time in a while. An ever-observable phenomenon among the famous is that they tend to lose their grip on reality when they encounter something they cannot control with their vast wealth or cultural influence. Gone are the days when Simmons and his bandmates could “rock and roll all night and party every day.” They’re old men, and the prospect of death probably scares them. They can’t charm the universe into giving them a mulligan; oblivion is universal. Tempus Fugit, Momento Mori.
But Simmons is a performer, and since it doesn’t appear he plans to retire anytime soon, he probably thinks if he can force his neurotic control upon others, he can prolong his life. But given his statements on the matter, he clearly doesn’t prioritize his fans’ well-being, health, or individual agency. And that’s fine; he reserves that right. But simultaneously, the people who have been longtime fans of Simmons and Kiss, such as myself, reserve the right to stop supporting his music and other endeavors.
There are far better things to do with your life than letting the guy with the tongue from Kiss dictate how you live.
Modernism problem.
Simmons and others grew up in an era of Modernism, where Experts were regularly making everything better from Microwaves to Color TVs, therefore, if Expert Medical people make a new vaccine in record time, it must be a Good Thing.
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