Essays and Conversations on Community & Belonging

Digital Life & The Attention Economy

We live in an age of high-definition noise and low-resolution connection. This section chronicles the excavation of the authentic self from the digital debris. Here we explore how algorithms shape our anxiety, how platforms monetize our fear, and why defending "high-bandwidth," analog reality is the essential act of dissent in the attention economy.

Sunrise over Rehoboth Beach on Sunday, May 3, 2026.

A much needed reminder of renewal and optimism after tragedy.