#danielescobar

There was a time when public life unfolded under the open sky — in gardens, courtyards, and the quiet civility of parks. These were places where strangers shared the same air and, without speaking, affirmed one another’s existence. Today, our public arenas have migrated elsewhere. We now gather on screens, in the fluorescent glow of the digital square, where our gestures are typed and our emotions compressed into icons....