Living Life in the Age of Certain Uncertainty
Does this all feel a little funny to everyone else too?
Welcome
Hello and welcome to my Substack: “Where are We Going?” It’s great to have you here. My name is Asa and if you're looking for a fresh perspective on current events, society, and our shared reality, then you're in the right place.
Much like many other human beings on Earth, I too felt a seismic shift in many different facets of my life during 2020. These feelings propelled me to switch my major and graduate with a degree in journalism, not finance. It didn’t land me a job working for The New York Times or Vice, but I was fortunate to learn from esteemed professors that allowed me to gain valuable insights and knowledge on the art of journalistic writing.
Being immersed in the world of news and current events today can be downright overwhelming and depressing. After reading articles about things like Artificial Intelligence having existential crises and threatening to kill a human being or nervously scrolling through articles detailing the melting of the Thwaites Glacier, I find myself constantly asking the same question “Where are we going?”
It seems like to me that we are in the midst of the exposition of a dystopian Sci-Fi thriller. I’ve personally dubbed this time we find ourselves in “The Age of Certain Uncertainty.” Maybe one day If I ever get rich (unlikely) I’ll write books coining this term that I think adequately describes everyday life past the year 2020.
Why Should I Read?
If you’re like me and do enjoy keeping up with current events, positive or negative, then I know that this Substack is for you. This isn't just about consuming information - it's about learning from it. I'm here to challenge you to think critically and engage with the world around you. Because in the age of certain uncertainty, we can't afford to be complacent or apathetic when our future is at stake. I'm here to ask the hard questions, to dive deep into the issues that matter, and to help you make sense of it all.
Far too many people today, in my age cohort and up, quite frankly do not give a single solitary shit about what’s happening in the world they inhabit. Whether that is by choice, or not, it concerns me greatly as someone who has studied (briefly) the implications of a complicit and ignorant general population on pressing issues both foreign and domestic.
So join me on this journey as we explore not just "What we are doing," but "Where we are going."