Writing Beyond The Pursuit of Attention

I used AI to help generate this dialogue. It explores the bigger context that surrounds my recent post, “Who Uses Substack Without Fishing for Eyeballs,” published 3/19/25.

After a long hiatus, I’m once again using writing to help focus my attention - and my intention - to restore my cognition and help me navigate the wild waters of global climate change, the politics of destruction now swamping the United States, the dissolution of our education system, and the pressures fragmenting American families and communities.

We never even fully grieved the loss of the millions of lives to Covid-19 . . and now these accelerating challenges threaten to break even our strongest hearts.

If you’re feeling anything like what I feel, you may at least experience some validation by listening to this thoughtful conversation. We’re all feeling this whether we can say it aloud - or not. The recording lasts a little over 7 minutes.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and feelings if you’re willing to share them.