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“I understand why people want that sense of safety and control,” said Dr. Sun, the Seattle-based therapist. “I would also say that, essentially as human beings, we don’t have the ability to set intentions so good, to make decisions so good, that we’re immune from heartbreak, pain, sickness and all the difficulties in life.”

This is the mindset that will make you waste your life away into bags of garbage: the idea that shopping is a material issue, and overconsumption is a budgeting problem, rather than a spiritual problem.

6 in 10 kids under 15 preferring theaters over streaming at home — a whole 14 percentage points higher than millennials. For a cohort raised entirely on screens, theaters feel like “moments that allow them to log off” and connect socially, with 55% preferring to attend movies in large groups. Their top franchises skew toward gaming platforms like... See more

Substack is full of personal brands announcing their journeys, Discord servers host influencers disguised as community leaders and Patreon bios promise exclusive access that is often just recycled content. Still, something has shifted. These are not mass arenas; they are clubs — opt-in spaces with boundaries, where people remember who you are. And... See more