Great work and super post - there is material for several separate posts in this one.
In short: We Are Standing At The Shoulders Of Others, At ALL TIMES. That's a great reason for being humble right there. Name one thing you could have achieved in life "on your own". From day 1. Good luck:)This is the best Quote EVER! You said in a few words what took me endless arguments and subsequent postings, and still not getting to a conclusion!
I agree about the Corona Virus hype - I just posted about my end of it in Austria, but it is in German: Angst und Schrecken - das Coronavirus geht um - und somit auch die Volksverdummung Fear and terror - the coronavirus is going around - and with it also the stupidity of the people - unfortunately, there are untranslatable puns in German, so Google translate is only marginally helpful.
RE: "VENERATION", art process. From Purple Mess To Cosmic Union. What I think about the VIRUS