The Age of the Grounded Savage

The world is loud now. Loud with half-truths, corporate smirks, fake apologies, algorithms that watch us closer than our parents ever did, and customer service reps who somehow say everything without saying a damn thing. Empathy’s been rebranded as a weakness. “Understanding” has become the welcome mat for abuse. And people still want you to play by the old rules—smile, wait your turn, don’t make a fuss—while they bulldoze boundaries and call it “standard policy.”