Masks and further masks, row on row. I think you are on to something there.
What would it take for humanity to realize this without collectively breaking down into disharmoneous chaos?
Perhaps.. a series of coincidences? Too many, too all-encompassing to be coincidental.
On a global level, on a personal level, the collective conciousness crying out for something… more.. and recieving it, at long last.
But that's just a thought :)