Tension: We’ve developed a communication style through screens that feels more authentic than our face-to-face interactions, ...

Tension: We’re building professional reputations through performative availability rather than actual output, creating a new ...

Tension: The casual language we use to keep dating light has become a shield that prevents genuine connection and honest ...

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

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: ...

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

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

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

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

Tension: We scroll through endless social feeds believing we’re staying connected, yet feel increasingly isolated and ...

Tension: The pressure to maintain constant positivity online creates an exhausting performance that distances us from ...