Pedestal May 2026

: Acknowledging the failings of historical greats —from MLK's affairs to Newton's alchemy—helps us see them as human beings rather than unreachable myths.

A pedestal functions as a physical and symbolic "vehicle of distance". By raising an object or person above the common ground, we remove them from the messy, lived experience of humanity. pedestal

True connection requires the removal of the support structure. To treat someone as an equal is to refuse to prop them up. : Acknowledging the failings of historical greats —from