Just before 2019 ended, Matt connected with someone he’s long been a fan of: writer and cultural critic Chloé Valdary. Their ensuing conversation was filled to the brim with shit Matt has been wanting to talk to Chloé about for some time now, including but not limited to: the root of our culture’s obsession with identity, the various lenses through which we view the past and how this effects the present, the power of grand narratives (both true and untrue), the deeply human drive to derive meaning from chaos— and Chloé’s own philosophy, which is very cool and also has a very cool name: The Theory Of Enchantment.