I look forward to reading this. But anyone who thinks it's new should go back and read the first part of The Anatomy of Melancholy; there, a fictionalized Demo

I look forward to reading this. But anyone who thinks it's new should go back and read the first part of The Anatomy of Melancholy; there, a fictionalized Democritus, accused of insanity, turns the accusation back on the world at large, citing a surprisingly large and still relevant list of issues: information overload, self-serving politicians, charlatans, rubes, general bullshit. The phenomenon of meteoria goes back that far and further. I'm actually curious whether Carr cites Burton!