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April 14, 2026 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Tech has solved the logistics of life, but it has done absolutely nothing for its meaning. If anything, it has made meaning harder to find, because meaning requires stillness—and our devices despise stillness. So, how’s tech? hows tech

We have optimized the joy out of living. We get a "great deal" on a flight, but spend six hours comparing prices. We have 1,000 "friends," but no one to call when the car breaks down. April 14, 2026 Reading Time: 4 minutes Tech

Tech promised us efficiency. Instead, it gave us distraction at the speed of light. And then there is the feeling no one likes to admit: the low-grade anxiety. We have optimized the joy out of living

It’s the dread of the open laptop on Sunday night. The phantom buzz of a phone that isn’t ringing. The realization that your thermostat knows your schedule better than your spouse does.