And it worked, they all bought into the idea that it was somehow the human condition to have these diseases.

Even those who struggled toward healthier diets couldn’t evade the omnipresent toxins infi ltrating food and soil. A spectral complacency descended, convincing society that illness was innate and unavoidable, detaching humanity from the poisoned reality it inhabited. And it worked, they all bought into the idea that it was somehow the human condition to have these diseases. They were too far detached from the environment to put two and two together—to realize that preservatives and poisons were the cause of the illnesses.