On Monday, we will experience a rare, natural phenomenon of literal cosmic proportions. There’s been no shortage of media coverage, government pronouncements and cultural commentary in anticipation of the coming solar eclipse. But it’s 2024, so of course, our culture is interpreting it all in the stupidest way possible. It might be hard to imagine in this day and age, but some things are still bigger than ourselves.
The last total solar eclipse occurred in 2017, a time frame which misrepresents just how rare these events really are. Before 2017, we hadn’t seen one since 1979. After the one on Monday, another will not be seen from the United States for another 20 years. With the world in turmoil, who knows where we will be as a country by 2044. (RELATED: Watching The Solar Eclipse: What You Need To Know)
But for roughly two hours on Monday afternoon, tens of millions of…
