The times we are in are truly momentous. Not only are we still reeling from and acting out the traumas that accompanied the birth of modernity, we are in a time that allows for sublimation on a scale never before seen. We can work through our troubles. Even in a world where realpolitik still reigns, we have a new politics of deliberation and civil work emerging. Even as genocide still haunts the earth, we have a global movement for truth and reconciliation. Even as the cult of expertise still has its grasp, we have a world where people are beginning to voice and shape their lives for themselves, together and in the company of strangers. It is up to us to make something good of these times. That’s the hard part.