Thailand's Covid Addiction: Season 6

[Red Phoenix]

A great satirical article by Bangkok-based journalist Nicolas Creed.  It also contains links to actual articles published by Thai media (mainly Bangkok Post - links can be accessed when opening in the substack-article).

The satire consists of responses by fictional Bangkokians being asked 'what they expected from season 6 and how the first few episodes had been received so far...' are at the same time hilarious, but also deeply tragic due to their reactions being so recognizable...

Source: https://nicholascreed.substack.com/p/thailands-covid-addiction-season

 

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I am writing this post to bring you important news about contagious and deadly variants of Covid-19 recirculating through Thailand. There is also critical health advice from experts, the precautions people can take to protect themselves from illness, and the latest antiviral drugs being recommended by the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation.

I am writing this post to bring you the long awaited season six of the seasonal hyper-reality show in Thailand known as “Covid cases surge”. The first season of this addictive show aired in 2020. The series has received widespread critical acclaim, not only for its ability to mimic a ‘news’ format whilst churning out media ‘content’, but also owing to the runaway success in supporting merchandise lines across so called ‘vaccines’, masks, ATK tests, and antiviral drugs - a thriving, lucrative industry.

 

                                                   < Bangkok Post article >

 

Here at Creed Speech, we caught up with a few Bangkokians on the street, who gave us their permission to be directly quoted, on the condition of anonymity. We asked people what they expected from season 6 and how the first few episodes had been received so far...

“I think the messaging is on point, giving the more responsible, perpetual maskers confidence to hide their features for the next few months, whilst keeping everyone else around them safe. Nobody is safe until everybody is safe. I also find the little “hello kitty” masks worn by the children to be adorable - they are lucky to have such loving, caring parents.”

                                          < Bangkok Post article >

 

“It’s been quite suspenseful so far! Our whole family watch the show at home, masked and gloved. We have been a bit worried with how much the surging cases have surged so far. A resurgence of surging is quite clear. I hope they introduce some new characters for this season, and it would be nice to see more crossover with the flu-verse.”

>> You can read the full article here: 

https://nicholascreed.substack.com/p/thailands-covid-addiction-season

 

[MaskLover2025]

It is a psychologically broken society full of hypochondriac cowards. How anyone can continue to justify this insane and relentless obsession is beyond me and just speaks volumes about the level of intellect among many of the Expat community. So terrified to leave Thailand that they find ways to justify this absurd display of mass psychosis.