A Counterculture of Commitment

"I have come to believe that this is the defining characteristic of our generation: Keeping our options open. There's this philosopher, Zygmunt Bauman -- he called it "liquid modernity" -- we never want to commit to any one identity or place or community... so we remain, like liquid, in a state that can adapt to fit any future shape. Liquid modernity is Infinite Browsing Mode...but for everything in our lives." 

In this 2018 commencement address, civic advocate Pete Davis makes a case for commitment as a powerful, transformative countercultural force in an age of restlessness and indecision.

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