The Death of Our Most Cherished Pieties

GameStop will probably not change anything fundamental in our society. But it will leave a mark.

I started the most recent episode of the podcast by confessing I have been overstimulated by recent events. Talking things through with Shadi didn't relax me. Since last night, I have been dumping random thoughts onto chats with good friends, who have very patiently tolerated my polluting their phones. (An especially big thanks to Rachel Rizzo and Marc …