Family values often appear as care, tradition, and togetherness. At year-end, they also expose another structure: an invisible ledger that records effort, availability, and endurance. Some are asked again and again, others are spared. This produces a sense of permanent indebtedness. We explore how this ledger forms, how it persists, and how to step out of it.

From capturing behaviour to tracing meaning for culture to hold our inner lives.

Thriving by saturation: noise, spectacle, and code overwhelm us, hollowing out democracy. How does one strike back?