The systems, norms, and structures shaping everyday life.
Somewhere along the way, rebellion got a dress code. The people rejecting the mainstream all look identical. The free thinkers think the same thoughts. The …
You know your friend’s relationship problems, their family drama, their deepest insecurities. But you have no idea what they earn. You could ask them about …
You didn’t choose your parents. You didn’t choose your country, your native language, your genetic code, or the decade you were born into. You didn’t …
Let’s talk about the thing nobody wants to talk about at dinner parties. You’re eating something that used to be alive. It had eyes, a …
We’ve been sold a lie dressed up as sunshine. Think positive. Manifest your dreams. Good vibes only. The universe rewards optimism. If your life isn’t …
There’s a self-checkout machine at my local grocery store that nobody uses. It sits there, gleaming and efficient, while people queue for the human cashier. …
We’re living through an epistemological crisis, which is a fancy way of saying nobody knows what’s true anymore. It’s not that people don’t believe things. …
Ask anyone if they’re open-minded and they’ll say yes. We all think we’re reasonable, willing to change our minds, guided by evidence. Then we encounter …
The woman ahead of me in the queue dropped her wallet. I picked it up, handed it back. She thanked me three times. We both …
Nobody thinks of themselves as religious anymore. We’re too smart, too modern, too rational for that. We’ve moved beyond superstition. Except we haven’t. We’ve just …
