I started writing out of frustration. Frustration that there could be so many words used to discuss a single topic without actually getting to the core truths of it. Frustration that those words were being used just to stir emotions that would eventually be released in a tweet or a Facebook post and then immediately discarded, replaced by the next outrage. Almost every article I wrote was born of the frustration of watching people discuss issues—real issues that were impacting real lives—without actually saying anything.
