Van Newman

@van

techno-critical writer / dystopian studies hobbyist / idea guy

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We are reaching an inflection point when it comes to how “inward” we continue to turn in every facet of our lives. We are all becoming increasingly more lonely, afraid of conflict, afraid of silence, vulnerability, commitment, communication – the list goes on. Of course, social media and the ease of information is to blame. I don’t ask a neighbor

technoskepticism

The whole time I was practicing to be a writer, I always had a day job. Even after I got published, I didn’t quit my day job, just to be on the safe side. In fact, I didn’t quit my day job (or my day jobs, I should say) until I had already written three books—and those three books were all published by major houses and were all reviewed nicely in