I had a breakdown a while back at a lumber yard, and can empathize with certain Karen behaviors as a result.
It’s entertaining to watch people acting out in public, and easy to place blame: in some cases justified, but I’m not so sure about all Karen lashing outs.
You can lose it when you’re so tired that it feels like you’re walking under water, or you’ve been battered one too many times by rudeness or ridicule in public.
I don’t envy anyone in retail or in any job involving face-to-face contact with human beings.