NEXT-GENFANTASY,UTOPIAS,ANDUNQUANTIFIEDLANDSCAPESINAWORLDOFHYPER-DIGITALREALISMUNREALITYWeliveinastateofhyperreality.Aswenavigatethroughthestressandmundanityofoureverydayexistenceandparallelonlinelives,weareincreasinglyturningtounrealityasaformofescapeandawaytosearchforotherkindsoffreedom,truthandmeaning.Whatemergesisanappreciationformagicandspirituality,theknowinglyunreal,andtheintangibleaspectsofourlivesthatdefybigdataandtheultratransparencyoftheweb.Thedigitalworldhascreatedaprecociouslywiseandcynicalgenerationtowhom“unknowing”isbecomingincreasinglyattractive.Formillennialsstrugglingtomakesenseoftheirplaceintheworldthereisaworldthatdoesn’tmakesense—butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseit’snotreal.Unrealityisthenaturalantidotetotheincreasinglyclichédthemesofhonestyandauthenticity,andappealstothosewhowantsomethingbeyondthe