A Philosopher's One-Word Theory to Explain Why the World Feels So Weird

I recently spoke with University of Chicago professor Agnes Callard about her new theory, the uni-context. She argues that technology amplifies a deep human impulse to live in a single, universal reality. This shift explains why news feels so negative and why we struggle with distraction, as badness travels across contexts while goodness remains local.

"There isn't really anything that's good all the time for everyone independent of context, but there are reliable ways to make people unhappy."