Oh, indeed. In fact, this reminds me that in April 2020 we held a small online event we called a “Community listening post”, where we discussed the role of the Internet in pandemic life. One of the results was:
Kingsnorth’s position can be wrong (as can my own!), but it sure is reasonable. If anything, I marvel at the docility with which I myself grumblingly accepted to have to show my ID to go to a restaurant, or a gym.