This week, I re-visit David Foster Wallace's famous graduation speech, "This is Water," and try to dig a little bit deeper into the nature and composition of our "water," that is, the culture that we swim in without even noticing it.
Beyond just recognizing that our culture isn't governed by natural laws, and is in reality a very human construction, I recommend that the best way to truly understand our particular "water" is to get out of it and dive into another culture's.
Mentioned this week:
SLATE: "How Adobe Canceled Itself"
THE NEW YORK TIMES: "The Key to Longevity Is Boring"
THE NEW YORK TIMES: "The Supreme Court Is Gaslighting Us All"
