STRAIGHT FACE

Society EN ↓ 3 episodes

Not sure whether to laugh, cry, or stare into space. STRAIGHT FACE explores the quietly unhinged moments of modern life.

Episodes

The Etiquette Erosion (or the strange death of manners) 24.02.2026 18:08

A conversation about The Etiquette Erosion — examining how we deleted the social scripts that made shared space bearable, turned basic courtesy into optional effort and enforcement into aggression. We didn't abolish manners. We just forgot what they were for. Source essay: The Etiquette Erosion (or the strange death of manners) https://straightface.substack.com/p/the-etiquette-erosion

The Performance of Being Real (or the strange death of authenticity) 16.02.2026 17:28

A conversation about The Performance of Being Real — examining how we turned authenticity into a genre, vulnerability into content and privacy into a personality flaw. If everyone’s “just being real,” why does it all feel so rehearsed? Source essay: The Performance of Being Real (or the strange death of authenticity) https://straightface.substack.com/p/the-performance-of-being-real

The Rise of Infantilism (or the strange death of adulthood) 10.02.2026 18:48

A conversation about The Rise of Infantilism — an essay examining how adulthood quietly stopped being expected in workplaces, institutions and public life. When discomfort is reclassified as harm and resilience as cruelty, what replaces self-regulation, responsibility and standards? And what happens when nobody is required to cope anymore? Source essay: The Rise of Infantilism (or the strange deat...