It was the sudden sense that Disneyland gives us such a clear and disturbing snapshot of where we’ve landed as a culture. We have collectively surrendered all personal agency and control for the sake of a safe, smooth fantasy. Yet in spite of our efforts, here we are living in a world that’s louder, more jarring, and far more dangerous than we had ever anticipated. Corporate escapism can’t insulate us from the ugliness of reality anymore. We’ve been ushered, docile as sheep, into a future that’s far from the one we’d imagined. And now we’re left staring at each other in disbelief, asking, “How
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