Welcome to the Multiverse
This is not a drill.
Are we living in a Multiverse? And, if so, how would we know?
Those are some of the questions I asked myself on a recent morning commute. (You can blame my work-in-progress novel for such thoughts.)
Shortly after asking these questions, I realized we definitely are living in a Multiverse—just not in the way most of us imagine.
For much of the 21st Century, each of us has been living in our own reality. Because there's now no shared reality, no shared truth. No shared narrative.
In the 21st Century, truth is irrelevant for many of us. Unless it supports our biases and viewpoints. The validity of a claim is less important than its source, which determines whether we accept or reject the claim.
As monoculture has withered away around us, we've thrown away collective ideals and have instead chosen to focus on the small differences that separate us. We find a group or two to attach ourselves to, and we build our worldview around the groups' ideals. Instead of finding groups that match our evolving beliefs, we halt our own growth by staying true to the group rather than staying true to ourselves.
In a world full of constantly changing variables, we treat our views like constants, static and unmoving. We stay trapped within our own realities, never considering how we might merge certain parts of our realities to create something more functional for more people.
Our realities stay fragemented, just like in a Multiverse.
When the Simulation reveals itself to you, believe what you see.
Where the hell have I been?
Sorry I went silent on y'all for a while.
My intent has been to release at least one newsletter every couple weeks. But I've obviously slipped.
But for good reason:
As the seasons of the hemispheres are changing, so too is the season of my existential crisis. (I once thought my life was a series of existential crises, but I've recently realized it's just one extended crisis. It's like when that street you're on changes names. Sure, you can call them two different streets, but they both follow the same paths and lead to the same places.)
Any good existential crisis leads to the question: What's the point?
And that's the question I've been asking about this newsletter. I don't mean it in the tone of 'What's the point? Should I keep going?' I have no plans to stop. Instead, I'm asking what the hell is worth writing and sharing. Sure, to some degree I write for myself. But let's be honest: I put my writings online in the hope they'll be read.
My writings tend to be all over the place, so I feel as if different readers enjoy and expect different things.
Is my voice enough to carry this newsletter? Or do I need a particular focus?
Drop me a line if you have any insights to share!