What happens when inward moral responsibility collapses and is replaced by external control? Tracing a line from Adam and Eve through Christianity, Imodern bureaucracy, and AI surveillance, this reflection explores how belief systems shape moral psychology — and how extremism emerges when conscience gives way to compliance. Individuation, once a personal journey, now appears as a civilisational safeguard.
A reflection on how the motorcar reshaped society — from freedom to dependence — and how oil, profit, and poor governance have left our cities congested, polluted, and morally adrift. Includes the tragic tale of Isadora Duncan and a reminder that political detachment — from traffic to homelessness — keeps injustice conveniently out of sight.