Elite Scandalization and Cultural Fixation on Decline
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The phrase references a cultural phenomenon centered on high-profile elites associated with Jeffrey Epstein, combined with public fascination around societal collapse narratives ('collapse porn').
This matters because the cultural fixation on elite scandals intertwined with collapse narratives both reflects and accelerates erosion of trust and social cohesion, shaping political polarization and potentially undermining effective governance.