Tension: We crave efficiency in communication while simultaneously longing for the messy, imperfect human connection that ...

Tension: We flatten our actual experiences into universal struggles to ensure others will recognize themselves in what ...

Tension: We’ve outsourced our moral development to recommendation engines that optimize for engagement rather than wisdom, ...

Tension: We construct digital identities that feel dishonest yet somehow more true than our actual lives. Noise: ...

These explanations feel satisfyingly simple, and they let us frame the issue as a problem of technology rather than ...

Tension: We perform self-awareness for an audience while avoiding the actual uncomfortable work of understanding ourselves.

Tension: The passive-aggressive phrases that dominate workplace communication reveal power structures where direct feedback ...

Tension: Remote work promised efficiency but created invisible demands that drain us without clear language to describe ...

Tension: We’ve normalized a relational economy where some people give endlessly while others take selectively, creating ...

Tension: Professional culture demands we perform enthusiasm for work that exhausts us, creating a split between genuine ...

Tension: We’ve outsourced validation to algorithms that measure engagement, not emotional connection or genuine impact. Noise ...

Tension: We share our struggles strategically to control how others see us while protecting ourselves from genuine ...