Because a home should never become a horizon.
We have metrics for everything else: the Dow Jones for economic health, the UV index for atmospheric danger, the Gini coefficient for inequality. But what measures the slow gravity of staying put? homebound index
We began tracking this index unconsciously during the pandemic. Suddenly, billions of people experienced the same metric. Zoom calls became data points. Grocery delivery slots became economic indicators. The number of days without touching soil or seeing a new face became the truest measure of our time. Because a home should never become a horizon