Van Newman

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

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I’m reminded of the words of sci-fi author Ursula K. Le Guin: “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.” Of course, it was also noted by philosophers Fredric Jameson and Slavoj Žižek that “It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.” Such a statement displays the narrative

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