I studied Psychology and Sociology in college, and while I am not able to work in my field due to my disabilty, I still notice trends and patterns in
my environment.
I live in the middle of "fast food alley" in an apartment complex known for being "ghetto". It keeps the rent reasonable.
We freqently have waves of homeless in the area all cropping up at the same time and wandering around the gas station on the corner.
We are also a nexus for the mentally unstable, they all seem to wind up in this neighborhood from time to time.
I'm lucky I mostly have good interactions with folks when I go out, but I do notice trends and behaviors.
Yesterday I went on my walk and was observing the traffic on the main road in town, like I always do.
VERY high traffic and a lot of drivers who, I SWEAR TO GOD, were absolute zombies.
This is a tourist town where people come to relax and partake of local attractions, the natural parks and historic downtown, but I've noticed waves of
"visitors" who just drive through with blank expressions and they don't seem to be enjoying the trip or relaxing.
They buy fast food in the drive throughs, gas up and keep driving.
Some of them don't even stop for food or gas, or local attractions, they're just driving on a preprogrammed route taking the back roads for no
understandable reason.
Locals are complaining about the increased traffic and the City seems to think it's "a good thing" that's we're getting so many people passing through
town for some reason.
But the thing is, THEY AREN'T SPENDING MONEY OR EVEN REALLY VISITING THE TOWN.
They're just on a preprogrammed road trip and causing a nightmare hellscape of traffic.
I feel sorry for these "visitors", but part of me thinks they're just some sort of mind controlled beings running a predetermined program for their
masters.
Today was nicer though, the traffic was more manageable and the locals were more relaxed.
It's a nightmare when these waves pass through.
I think it's mind control personally because I went through a period where I was going through a similiar instruction set after some street kids dosed
my coffee with some "new stuff" that just came out of Berkley.
Drive here, get food there, keep driving, turn around, do this do that.
I was extremely miserable because I wasn't able to do what I wanted to do and it seemed a waste of gas and personal funding.
Thankfully, I don't deal with it anymore.
But something is definitely going on with a percentage of the populace.
Herd behavior.
Maybe there's something in the water?
edit on 8/3/22 by GENERAL EYES because: grammar edits