Everything is Fake

<p>There is a God-shaped hole in the American soul. We’re not going to fill it with tech, or entertainment, or drugs, or violence--but lots of people might try. Big Tech wants the bots to whisper sweet nothings at you, others are on a quest to worship the ultimate superdrug, and still others would simply burn the system down just to feel <em data-stringify-type="italic">something</em>. Our editors discuss how we can come back down to reality.</p>