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In an era defined by the digital footprint, the majority of us find ourselves perpetually preoccupied with the optics of our existence. We are architects of a curated reality, obsessively concerned with how we are perceived by the wider world. This phenomenon is perhaps nowhere more visible than on social media, where platforms like Facebook…
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After a demanding shift stocking coffee beans at grocery stores around Birmingham, 27-year-old Sarah Stewart retreats to a familiar spot. She sits comfortably in her mother’s office chair, gently rests a pair of virtual reality goggles over her eyes, and steps into an immersive digital realm. On this particular afternoon, she selects…
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After finishing a shift stocking coffee beans at grocery stores around Birmingham, 27-year-old Sarah Stewart sits down in her mother’s office chair, straps on a set of virtual reality goggles, and steps into an entirely digital world. Using a specialized program created by the digital health company Floreo, Sarah selects an exercise…
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Hannah can describe her favorite fantasy with vivid, unflinching precision. She imagines a scenario involving several older men, each taking turns with her in a scene defined by its rough, transgressive nature—a moment intentionally stripped of any domestic softness or tenderness. It is a powerful, jarring image, one that occupies a clear, recurring space in…
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For the vast majority of human existence, the world around us has appeared solid, certain, and undeniable. We move through our daily lives operating under the intuitive assumption that our senses—our eyes, ears, and touch—act as high-definition windows into the external world. We trust that if we see a chair, a building, or a person,…
