• The Coin and the App

    The Coin and the App

    A hallmark of our age has been the death of ritual. We’ve silently traded ritual for speed. At first glance it seems we’ve made things more efficient, yet further examination suggests the opposite. Read more

  • Cultivating Personal Responsibility in the Digital Age

    Cultivating Personal Responsibility in the Digital Age

    Those deprived of economic or social means to exercise control over their lives often turn to the cybersphere—a less restricted, less inhibited environment—to express the cruelty of their undeveloped selfhood. This is regrettable, because the same freedom from obligations and immediate consequences could have served as a vital space to cultivate the self and discover… Read more

  • Future of The Social Animal

    Future of The Social Animal

    Something is breaking in how we relate to one another. People feel it. Some notice it through failed dating attempts, others through friendships that have quietly withered, and many through the silent weight of loneliness. I call it a socialisation crisis, not just a loneliness epidemic. Loneliness is only a symptom. Socialisation is more than Read more

  • humility, shame and reaching for a hand

    humility, shame and reaching for a hand

    Hubris isn’t an artificial construct or modern invention – it’s woven into our essential nature, our fundamental operating system. We aren’t living in an unprecedented age of narcissism; we’re simply expressing our species’ inherent arrogance. Read more

  • Lithuania Unveiled: What Makes the Youth Happier Than the Rest?

    Lithuania Unveiled: What Makes the Youth Happier Than the Rest?

    On my first morning in Kaunas, a monk accidentally blessed me—a sign that this trip would be something special. As someone who attracts eccentric moments, I took it in stride. But the real surprise came just fifteen minutes later. Strolling through the old town, I spotted kids as young as two or three playing freely, Read more

  • non-emergent adulthood

    non-emergent adulthood

    While more comfort may sound appealing on paper, it often comes at the cost of liberty. The more we trade freedom for comfort, the more we regress. And like life, regression also has one ultimate destination: childhood. As wary as we are of authoritarian leaders, we should be just as wary of the nanny state.… Read more