Disenchanted ((top)) Now

You know the corporation doesn't care about you. Fine. But act as if the team project matters, because care about the craft. You know the relationship might end. Fine. But love as if it will last forever, because the loving is the point. The French philosopher Alain Badiou calls this "fidelity to the event." You choose to stay enchanted despite the evidence, not because you are stupid, but because you are brave.

Psychologist Barry Schwartz noted that too much choice leads to paralysis and dissatisfaction. When you have 500 streaming services and nothing to watch, or 1,000 dating profiles and no connection, you become disenchanted with the offerings. When everything is possible, nothing feels special. Disenchanted

Well, I was there on the day they sold your cause for parts — the glitter, the gallows, the well-rehearsed false starts. You stood on a coffin they painted like a throne, and sang about rebellion in a voice that wasn't your own. You know the corporation doesn't care about you

To be is to be an adult in a world that promised you childhood forever. It hurts. It is sobering. It often feels like waking up from a dream into a grey, bureaucratic office. You know the relationship might end