November 29, 2025

The Illusion of Control

This is Part 4 of the Shifting Grounds series. We’ve felt the ache, catalogued the cracks, and examined the story behind it all. Now we’re asking: if the problems are so obvious, why haven’t the systems changed? And why do so many of us still go along with it? Even if you’re starting here, this post stands […]

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The Cracks We Can’t Unsee

Opening Notes This is Part 2 of my Shifting Grounds series, where I’m exploring why our world feels increasingly uncertain. In Part 1, we looked at that strange ache many of us feel—the sense that something fundamental isn’t working. If you’re new here, you can start with any post, but they build on each other. The End of

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The Strange, Quiet Ache

A Note on This Series I’m trying something different here. For the past year, I’ve mostly shared stories of travel—of places, people, and adventures. But as I’ve moved through the world, certain themes keep surfacing. Questions that I can’t put down. Observations that feel too important to ignore. This Shifting Grounds series is my attempt

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