Better choices or better stories represented by anonymous oat, soy, almond and pea milk cartons lined up beside a glass bottle of milk and an empty glass

Better Choices or Better Stories?

Better choices or better stories? Oat milk is not really the point. It is a modern symbol of something bigger, a culture that rarely asks us to need less, only to choose a more attractive replacement. This essay explores substitution, consumer habits, and the stories we tell ourselves about progress.