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obsession, and the selfishness of wanting to be loved.
wanting someone who does not want you back can make your mind argue with reality. obsession turns that feeling into horror, showing how longing becomes selfish when someone treats another person’s lack of love as something to correct.

Josiah Pearlstein
May 255 min read


the quiet entitlement behind influencer culture.
influencer culture often frames visibility as opportunity, but beneath that framing sits a quieter entitlement. this piece examines how attention becomes leverage, how sincerity turns performative, and how small creators and businesses are pulled into systems that reward extraction more than integrity.

Josiah Pearlstein
Jan 184 min read
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