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What I Read in 2025

37 books on technocracy, place, and the slow forces reshaping our world—plus the three I'd recommend if you only pick three.

Dec 31, 2025 • Alex Reynolds

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June 2025

What Makes a Person

Born under the same roof, how do siblings turn out different?

Jun 2, 2025 • Diana Holder

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May 2025

The Evangelism of Presence

And why feeling uncomfortable is a good thing.

May 26, 2025 • Alex Reynolds

Look Up

Why Interruptibility Matters More Than We Think

May 19, 2025 • Alex Reynolds

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Spotify Wrapped and the Illusion of Choice

On Lo-fi Beats, Apple Music Envy, and What We Lose When the Algorithm Curates Our Identity

May 12, 2025 • Alex Reynolds

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The Efficiency Trap

When Progress Demands More Than It Gives

May 5, 2025 • Alex Reynolds

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April 2025

Algorithmic Addiction

How Jacques Ellul predicted our TikTok addiction before smartphones existed and what Christian Humanists got right about resisting it

Apr 28, 2025 • Alex Reynolds

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More or Less

Growth, restraint, and the strange alliances forming around the future

Apr 21, 2025 • Alex Reynolds

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Who is 'we'?

Rebuilding Trust in the Age of Algorithmic Activism

Apr 14, 2025 • Alex Reynolds

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The Judgment Epidemic

Why We Can’t Stop Policing Each Other’s Choices—And How to Step Back

Apr 7, 2025 • Alex Reynolds

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March 2025

The Trust Deficit

How 'Cool Media' Has Fragmented Our Unity

Mar 31, 2025 • Alex Reynolds

The Hollow Pursuit of Happiness

Why We Never Feel Fulfilled

Mar 24, 2025 • Alex Reynolds