I read a Tweet where someone is comparing this whole ordeal to Stockholm Syndrome. We, as a populace (hostages), who have lost everything due to government restrictions, have positively identified with our government (aggressor) who has taken away everything from us and we now proceed to attack anyone who disagrees with the government, or government restrictions.

But indeed, I agree with the Brave New World metaphor as well, where we as a populace, instead of focusing on what's really important, indulge ourselves and focus our attention into our trivialities (netflix, social media, et al.), and take our soma (alcohol, marijuana) when things start becoming uncomfortable for us.