"A Christmas Karen" and the Crumbling Idealism of Our Times:
"Have we become so Grinchy that even Santa looks warped?" I recently watched "A Christmas Karen, " a film that struck a familiar chord with its Scrooge-like exploration of entitlement and self-absorption. The protagonist, Karen, embodies a chilling reflection of our time: a latchkey kid morphed into a middle-aged Gen Xer, her idealism curdled by cynicism and privilege. The question lingers: where did the dreams go, the belief in a better world? The film's moral is clear: we must consider others, or risk becoming ostracized ourselves. It's a message that resonates deeply in our increasingly divided society. We scoff at Karen's antics in the news, yet a flicker of recognition lurks beneath the surface. We all have a bit of Karen within us, don't we? This self-centeredness isn't confined to personal interactions. It permeates the very fabric of our lives, from our political discourse, where compromise seems a forgotten art, to corporate po...