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The Spleen of the 21st Century

The Spleen of the 21st Century

Why We Must Do Better—For Ourselves, and Those Who Come After Us There is a growing sense of unease I’ve come to feel more and more acutely—not just personally, but in the way society moves, speaks, and acts. It’s hard to name at first, but it’s everywhere: the...

THE INTERNET AND FEAR

THE INTERNET AND FEAR

It feels like, as a child, I often heard scary campfire stories late at night—tales from times when 97% of the country didn’t have internet, when not every room had its own television, and when instead of an intelligent phone in every pocket, each household had just...

BACK IN THE DAY, EVERYTHING WAS BETTER

BACK IN THE DAY, EVERYTHING WAS BETTER

And today’s youth?! – How it used to annoy me in high school when someone said that to me! But how is it possible that today, so many older people have the exact same phrases on the tip of their tongues? As a young person, you build references and a framework in which...

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