The last time Arizona was in the Final Four…
— Nobody on Arizona’s roster was born yet.
— Tommy Lloyd wasn’t on Gonzaga’s staff yet.
— UA recently fired longtime football coach Dick Tomey.
— Gas was $1.4 per gallon.
— Tom Brady had one Super Bowl.
— Kobe/Shaq were one championship into their 3-peat with the Lakers.
— LeBron was a sophomore in high school.
— Spy Kids was a newly released film. Monsters Inc. was seven months away from being released. Same with the first Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.
— “Stutter” by Joe was the top Billboard song.
— Stone Cold Steve Austin beat The Rock in the WWF Championship at Wrestlemania.
— I was 5 years old.
Human tendency to conform, especially when in large groups, is terrifying. Propaganda machines leverage this throughout human history.
The way out is to think freely, detached from the divisive narratives of the day that masquerade as universal truths.
This often feels lonely.