"A Distorted Reality is Now a Necessity to be Free"

Can an Elliott Smith song from 2003 provide a new formula for "resistence"?

Hey everyone:

Before we get to today’s post, I wanted to let you all know that I’m going to be away from this Substack until after MLK Jr. day. After that, we’ll get back (hopefully) to our once-a-week schedule. Thanks for sticking around over the past year, and I hope that you find some time to tell friends and family how much you care about them over …