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Running Two Operating Systems

Born at the hinge of history, Generation X grew up fluent in both dirt and dial-up. We learned risk before rules, autonomy before narratives, and systems before slogans. As the digital world metastasizes and begins to fail, the skills we absorbed accidentally—through boredom, neglect, and consequence—are no longer nostalgic. They’re strategic.
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High-contrast black-and-white close-up of a human face partially obscured by dark paint or cracks, one eye sharply visible, conveying damage, endurance, and introspection.
Becoming …
Loss ends stories without asking permission. Careers collapse, identities dissolve, and the future stops negotiating. What remains is not hope, but…
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Hyenas and vultures feeding on the carcass of a large animal, surrounded by dry, rocky terrain.
The Cult of the Manager
When Orwell warned us about totalitarian control, he imagined boots and banners. What he missed was the spreadsheet. The tyranny arrived…
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Dark, fog-covered forest at night, illuminated by faint blue light, evoking fear and isolation.
The Gospel of Fear
We haven’t outgrown witch hunts—we’ve digitized them. The bonfires are online, the sermons televised, the priests replaced by experts clutching data…
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The Idiot Is Eternal

Every single human being capable of higher thought is inhabited by a mental mechanism that predates humanity itself. Older than…

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