JL;DR SUMMARY The text raises questions about whether "wokeness" is giving rise to a new version of the "silent majority" concept popularized by Richard Nixon, the reasons why some fully vaccinated individuals continue to wear masks despite CDC guidance stating they don't need to, and also touches on the topic of Andrew Yang. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.