Late Stage America
Late Stage America: Are We There Yet?
The Kids on the Bus (S2.Chapter 36)
Pete Hegseth tells West Point graduates that diversity is weakness and unity is strength. Lloyd remembers a school bus in 1979, a song about Iran, and the terrifying comfort of belonging. A meditation on masculinity, nationalism, softness, and refusing to sing along.
S2. Chapter 20: What Rules Are You Obeying for Free?
Lloyd Dobler riffs on Tao Te Ching Chapter 20 in a dry, anti-guru meditation on late-stage compliance—asking: what rules are you obeying for free?
S2. Chapter 14: The Future Keeps Ghosting Us
Lloyd Dobler delivers a ‘sorta-guided meditation’ on the future ghosting us, and why the unread message might be the message.
S2. Chapter 13: The Slow-Drip Seepage of Fascism
Lloyd Dobler tackles tragedy, fear, and America’s slow-drip slide toward fascism through Tao Te Ching Chapter 13 in this darkly comedic meditation.
S2. Chapter 10: I Gave Her My Heart. She Gave Me a Pen. Can I Write My Way Home?
Lloyd Dobler sits with one of the most personal moments of his past: a letter from Diane Court, written in 2011 and rediscovered in a box labeled IMPORTANT. What begins as a relic from an old life becomes a catalyst for self-recognition, softening, and stumbling toward the version of himself he thought he’d lost.
S2. Chapter 9: Do Your Job and Go the F* Home | Tao of Lloyd
In Chapter 9 of The Tao of Lloyd, Lloyd digs into the ancient wisdom of “Do your work, then step back,” and discovers it pairs surprisingly well with a viral TikTok urging everyone to “do your job and go the f* home.”
