Finding Meaning

Intellectualizing Memes

Mama a phd behind you

Decline in education

Distrust in facts

Online PHD

Academia is struggling, lack of funding

the oversecularization and undersocialization of modern children

In the face of rejection, some are turning to religion. This week, Cardinal Timothy Dolan published an op-ed in the New York Post (...so many questions) about the revival of Catholicism among young people. He points to both local and global examples: crowds of students and teenagers at events in Rome, young adults lining up for confession at St.... See more

These historical patterns show us it is entirely human to turn to the supernatural, conspiracy, spiritualism and the occult in our effort to make sense of how new technology and media might change us, both individually and collectively. It is one big cope, to regain a sense of control in a time of uncertainty and difficulty.

Astrology expresses complex ideas about personality, life cycles, and relationship patterns through the shorthand of the planets and zodiac symbols. And that shorthand works well online, where symbols and shorthand are often baked into communication.

But Gen Z’s spiritual awakening isn’t heading back to church in any predictable way. It’s splintered, with queer‐affirming congregations distancing themselves from partisan politics on one side, and tradwife influencers turning devotion into lifestyle content on the other. Whether this moment leads to a true return to organized religion or not, one... See more

People need to be in strong communities to flourish, defined as being in a state where all aspects of their lives are good. That’s what the Global Flourishing Study found last week. People are more likely to flourish in countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, where people report finding more meaning or purpose in their lives, than those in... See more

Instead, she seeks friction, referencing Kyla Scanlon’s recent interview for The Ezra Klein Show : “There’s value in things being a little bit difficult,” Scanlon said.

People need to be in strong communities to flourish, defined as being in a state where all aspects of their lives are good. That’s what the Global Flourishing Study found last week. People are more likely to flourish in countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, where people report finding more meaning or purpose in their lives, than those in... See more