Domenic C. Scarcella - Good Neighbor, Bad Citizen

ALT Text graphic that reads: Big Takeaway: I’m readily, regularly exploring the core of humanness and human action, and with appropriately confrontational fervor. Sounds about right for something called “Good Neighbor, Bad Citizen.”

ALT Text graphic that reads: In retrospect, I can find clues that I was building all along to this more regular, explicit consideration of what it means to be human. I’m glad I got here.

ALT Text graphic that reads: Big Takeaway: I had to show I could write sharply while digging deeper, and still make it accessible for readers. Make the terms and logic clear while keeping the “portion size” manageable (under 1,000 words for the body of the article!).

ALT Text graphic that reads: I started with good theory and added more robust practicality. Not being an “idea guy” wasn’t a dealbreaker if I paid careful attention to real-world opportunities.

ALT Text graphic that reads: When I decided to try Substack, I had ideas for maybe three articles, plus an old Christmas essay I could repurpose. That’s four; that’s not a lot.

ALT Text graphic that reads: It is by charity, not government, that we best treat each other justly as fellow humans rather than as mere objects of burden or envy.