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adrift

Houston’s dark. Moscow’s dark. Looks like I’m on my own now.

6 min readJan 2, 2021

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Echo the Cosmonaut

mass media therapy

Why do we come back to what’s familiar? Why does rewatching the same show or movie make us feel good? And is it okay to just enjoy things?

4 min readApr 12, 2021

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mass media therapy

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Echo the Cosmonaut

does my voice matter?

People like me rarely have to wonder if our voice matters, but I still ask myself this question, even as I plan a new media project.

5 min readApr 4, 2021

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does my voice matter?

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Echo the Cosmonaut

what can we learn from stories?

Both storytellers and their audience wield power which is often ignored. One step to understanding is learning what a story is truly…

5 min readMar 28, 2021

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what can we learn from stories?

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Echo the Cosmonaut

socialism as a cure for soul-sickness

Our exploitative economic system is causing a mental health crisis. What if we did away with it and gave people the tools to be happy…

6 min readMar 22, 2021

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socialism as a cure for soul-sickness

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Echo the Cosmonaut

are these my people?

My whole life feels like one long search for where I belong. I’m getting closer, but I’m still looking.

14 min readMar 14, 2021

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are these my people?

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Echo the Cosmonaut

life as a zero-sum game

A lot of people view a societal push toward a more equitable future as a personal threat to them. I set out to understand why.

5 min readMar 7, 2021

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life as a zero-sum game

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Echo the Cosmonaut

the weight of solitude

Every day that goes by, I feel the weight pressing on me a little harder, and every day, I wonder if I’ll make it home…

6 min readFeb 27, 2021

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the weight of solitude

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Echo the Cosmonaut

welcome to magic city

What if I told you there’s a place where all your dreams can come true? You may say I’m crazy, but seeing is believing.

5 min readFeb 21, 2021

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welcome to magic city

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Echo the Cosmonaut

the virtue and limits of skepticism

Skepticism can illuminate, or it can obscure. How do we go about using this mental tool to our advantage?

8 min readFeb 14, 2021

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the virtue and limits of skepticism

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Echo the Cosmonaut

Echo the Cosmonaut

(she/her) Non-binary trans woman making content about politics, science, queer issues, pop culture, and mental health from a leftist perspective. bit.ly/3JrFiDL

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