when one story dominates, it risks exterminating others or doesn’t do justice to the reality it presumes to narrate. Storytelling, like ecosystems, needs diversity to thrive. And since stories have a direct impact on reality — to the point that we often mistake one for the other — we need to tell stories that enliven, provide solace, and inspire... See more

My intention is not to convince you which stories are good and which are bad. Rather, I want to show that when one story dominates, it risks exterminating others or doesn’t do justice to the reality it presumes to narrate. Storytelling, like ecosystems, needs diversity to thrive. And since stories have a direct impact on reality — to the point that

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When language and thought atrophy, when complexity wanes and everything becomes more and more the same, we run great risks in society politic-whether from extremists in a religion or a political organization or, less obviously, from advertisers. Whether cruelly enforced or subtly reinforced, homogenization in groups, societies, or language can lead

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