First, while I was watching the high decibel scrimmage that was Fox News’ GOP primary debate I’m calling it the TikTok debate because the 60-second time limit for candidate answers ensured there was less substance onstage than in a teenager’s TikTok feed. At dinner one night this week, a friend paused and said to me, “You know there’s no evidence we’re not living in a simulation.” I thought of that many times this week.