An essay by Sharon Astyk — Make sure you’ve Part 1 and Part 2. By Sharon Astyk
First published on May 27, 2022. Okay, did Sharon just write two FREAKING essays of “we’re fucked” and left us there with no solutions? Hey, that’s not fair, where’s the zero stars button? In a sense, yes, that’s what I did. The old distinction between a problem (which can be solved) and a predicament (which must be endured and mitigated, but is fundamentally insoluble) applies here.