The Wanting

The Wanting

Passive Protaganist

Are we all fooling ourselves that we have any agency?

Jessica Kantor
Mar 26, 2025
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Everyone responds differently to catastrophes. Some become doers, talkers, and connectors, while others retreat, disappear, and rely on their neighbors. One thing we all share is that, in that moment, we became passive protagonists.

The fire (or insert whatever climate catastrophe) happened to us. We didn’t choose it and are all just surviving in its wa…

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