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OhZone

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5. I was chatting with the friend I used to carpool with -

Reply to lagomorph777 (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 03:54 PM

Apr 2020

And he was saying he thought that this WAS a kind of zombie virus. Ha

Just a very subtle one.

Apparently the virus can affect the brain. I does have neurological effects.

He thinks the desire for some to have contact with others might be driven by some mechanism like the way that cat / mouse parasite makes mice less fearful of cats.

Sounds a little crazy to me.

But these are crazy times!

Ha

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The zombie fad we've had for the past few years...an expression of unconscious anxiety? [View all] lagomorph777 Apr 2020 OP

I read a really interesting article some years back, about how current monster and superhero fads pnwest Apr 2020 #1

"the type of savior we were looking for" ... "stumbling about with no brain" lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #2

And that 40% get the red out Apr 2020 #4

Hmm, interesting angle. I can see that. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #7

No, zombies came back 20 years ago, hit it big 15 years ago, and have been old for at least 5 nt mathematic Apr 2020 #3

I was chatting with the friend I used to carpool with - OhZone Apr 2020 #5

The original 1968 Night Of The Living Dead was seen by some as anxiety about Aristus Apr 2020 #6