Superduper | Serial

Why did we spell it serial instead of serious ? As a child, it was a mistake. But as a metaphor, it’s perfect.

Pick one thing today where you refuse to be ironic. Pick one conversation where you refuse to say "I feel like" or "sort of." Pick one dream you’ve been hiding behind a layer of "it’s probably stupid, but…" superduper serial

I am superduper serial about this. About writing. About loving the people in my small orbit. About refusing to let the cynicism of the algorithm harden my ribs. Why did we spell it serial instead of serious

We live in an age of irony poisoning. The cultural water is so saturated with meta-humor, cynicism, and the fear of being cringe that sincerity has become the most radical act left. To say "I love you" without a laughing emoji. To admit you want to change the world without a self-deprecating hashtag. To pursue a craft, a faith, or a dream with zero irony. Pick one thing today where you refuse to be ironic

There is a phrase that lives in the quiet, sticky corners of my childhood memory. It’s not a grand philosophical quote or a line of sacred scripture. It’s the playground vernacular of the 1990s: