I grew up in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by forest and farms. Someone down the dirt road even raised emus for awhile. And now a lot of my friends from back home are dead, because while there were no social or economic opportunities—and no parks—there was plenty of heroin. https://t.co/8F5onXmFLi

— Kim Kelly (@GrimKim) August 31, 2020

I grew up in a very similar place, and just about as many of my friends and acquaintances from that era are dead now as are alive.

I’m only 44.

Here are scenes of total destruction across the east side of Lake Charles, LA from #HurricaneLaura. We have organized a list of reputable charities if you are interested in helping with the recovery effort: https://t.co/oqGQLRYP7c pic.twitter.com/1LxPaE3g3q

— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 29, 2020

Already disappeared from news and memory. The press cycle of ignorance gets faster and faster; we get dumber and dumber.