This is more than just my verdict on an election season that was served up in carefully scripted images, videos, and soundbites. The larger truth is that we are living in a time when all disputes and engagements take on this fabricated quality.

Instead of doing something tangible or constructive or even persuasive, instigators work to create a... See more

This kind of thing happens a lot in a rapidly changing society. Much of what’s considered racist or misogynist or homophobic today was broadly culturally acceptable in the past. As the old saying goes, “autres temps, autres moeurs.”55 Other times, other customs. While it’s certainly admirable to have been ahead of your time on a moral issue,

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Likes, comments, and shares almost completely boil down to a hallucination of action and importance. When we post about or reshare something that’s bigger than ourselves, we inherently feel we’re a part of it; that we’re actually aligned and/or part of the resistance. But unfortunately, unless your account has enormous scale (and even when it does)... See more