Why Madness Rules
For centuries absolute power and the associated privileges were in the hands of aristocrats, the nobility and the ecclesiastical authorities. Their will was truth and law. That changed when the French Revolution broke out. (1789–1799) Old ideas of absolutism, aristocracy and the power of the church were replaced by ideals, in the following words; "Liberty, Egalite, Fraternite."
The individual was central, people had the right to individuality, the right for freedom and choice. The right to be, the 'I' became the center. Rene Descrates, French Philosopher (1596-1650) had already given a pass, because he made the following statement: "I think, therefore I am", in 2023 it is: "I consume, therefore I am."