On The Social Dilemma and the Endless Struggle to Think Well of Ourselves
The Gospel of Amazon Prime
The Hunt for that Perfect Item at the Lowest Price has Become an Online Game of Conquest and Mastery
When Revenge Turns into Forgiveness in The Last of Us
What the Game Has Done is to Equally Show the Fault Line of Sin that Runs through Everyone
God of Progress, Slow Us Down
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. – Frank Herbert, Dune In his essay “After the Storm,” author Ben Ehrenreich investigates the concept of progress. It’s in the air, he argues, so elemental we don’t always know we’re breathing it. “We are in thrall,” […]
Very Superstitious: The Human Propensity for Faith in the Unseen
“We make trifles of terrors, ensconcing ourselves into seeming knowledge, when we should submit ourselves to an unknown fear.” – William Shakespeare A couple of months ago, Julie Jargon wrote a piece in the Wall Street Journal called “My Baby Monitor Is Haunted,” about a number of parents who have witnessed paranormal activity from the […]