There is a deep rooted inclination towards moralistic aestheticism and self-denial in our society which impulsively seeks refuge from crisis in personal restraint and discipline. https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1245478571520507905">https://twitter.com/Independe...

The health claims about alcohol might be legit but they& #39;re a post-hoc gloss on a moral reaction. This concept of & #39;essential& #39; shops, & #39;essential& #39; services, etc has animated all sorts of supressed anxieties about the frivolous, decadent, or indulgent nature of our general lifestyles

Which is connected to the point I made about cops the other day: https://twitter.com/MediocreDave/status/1244768488276856834">https://twitter.com/MediocreD...

& #39;Essential& #39; is not an objective category of work, travel, purchase, business, or excercise. One question might be, & #39;essential for what?& #39; Human survival? The long-term stability of the capitalist economy? The immediate maintenance of order and the rule of law? Spiritual welbeing?