Are people broadly losing purpose?

It can often seem that way.

Ted Bauer
21 min readOct 10, 2022

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The “Big Issues” Series

Masculinity

Fertility and infertility

Empathy

Life’s bullshit

Failure

Sexuality

Friendship

Being performative

Convenience

Gender and the workplace

Productivity

Purpose

Being busy

Burnout

Onboarding

How does “woke” relate to “work?”

Let’s dive right in with a contentious idea: The repeal of Roe

First off, I think it’s probably important to realize that a repeal of Roe does not criminalize abortion, per se. Based on trigger laws, it bans it in 13 states, and that number will probably get to 23+ states relatively soon. It essentially turns abortion into a state issue, which allows for the convenient argument of “Well, drive to another state and get it!” Obviously this…

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Ted Bauer

I write about a lot of different topics, from work to masculinity to relationships and social dynamics, I.e. modern friendship. Pleasure to be here.