Stockholm Syndrome

I don’t know what came over me but I’m standing in Walgreens in Allendale about to buy $70 worth of vitamins. The cashier is a college aged young blonde girl, I noticed all the employees were wearing masks. I lay all my vitamins on the counter and I ask “are they making y’all wear those masks now as a condition of employment ?”

 “Yes”, she replies ….”but also I want to wear it” she continues. 

“Have you ever heard of Stockholm syndrome?” I ask 

“Yea, I learned about it in college”. 

“That’s good, have you ever heard of the Milgram experiment the CIA did in the 1960s? I’m listening to this podcast about it now. I think you should really look into it.” 

She looked at me like I had a tinfoil hat on….even though I was the one without a dirty rag strapped to my face. I think we parted on good terms, I think we parted on good terms, I hope she looks it up…I hope you guys do too.