I think you’re right — and the world is far from perfect. It’s very difficult for anyone to know what anyone else’s intentions might be. The complexities of the modern world are being simplified into a story of ‘goodies’ and ‘baddies’ and it’s absolutely infuriating on all levels. Human beings are complicated and the way they inter-relate is exponentially more complicated. There’s buckets of nuance across this whole subject and we aren’t seeing any of it.

I don’t think mingling bars and non-mingling bars is the solution — because as you’ve astutely pointed out, people never follow the rules anyway. We shall continue to muddle through. However, mingling bars and non-mingling bars is at least a solution to the problem. Much better than screaming “Society is broken” over and over again until everyone has applauded.

Thanks for your message and I’m glad you enjoy my writing. Always lovely to chat :o)