Yesterday, on the heels of the murder of two Minnesota democrats in June, more political violence occurred in America. This is, unfortunately, only the latest example of what feels like an escalating frequency of violent, politically motivated outbursts, not always successful; but consistently corrosive; and of course, always used to
My least favorite word in the english language this year, is content. It's everywhere, it's everything. Content. Content. Content. "what something is about", or "to satisfy". It's a form of writing that is intended to capture market share. Content is
Villages aren't delivered like DoorDash. The foundation of genuine community isn't proximity or shared interests, but recognizable commitment—the visible investment that shows others you're building something that will outlast convenience.
It rots your brain. It's designed to be addictive. It's an attention extraction mechanism, converting your time into corporate profit. Social media extracts your attention, your patience, and plants anger in its place. Video platforms industrialize the process. blink. Thirty-three minutes have passed. Sometimes, you'
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