As a society we’ve hidden ourselves behind television sets and social media feeds. Forgetting that what we were seeing and actually participating in was just a show – an illusion made for public consumption but never meant to be taken literally. Unfortunately the illusion has become reality and the effects of this will be far-reaching and long lasting.

Almost narcotic-like when you catch it, and while nearly impossible to kick, it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. This “disease” if you will, has given rise to titans such as Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Google and Uber, along with a host of smaller (but no less important) companies including Zirx, Skift, Elemental Technologies and MediaREDEF.

Having the fortitude to manage the Dreamer’s Disease, however, is what separates winners from those that… well… don’t win.

There’s been very little over the years to fill the “family gap” on prime time television. And I’m not referring to the more mindless content that we see today such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Idol, and its ilk. What I’m speaking to are those shows that tackle important issues, and deploy those archetypical references in service of simple, universal stories about family. Let's discuss what ABC Television has done to address this issue with shows like Blackish and The Goldbergs...

I find it morbidly fascinating the growing accountability gap that permeates a lot of startups these days. In fact, companies of any size routinely face this issue – where leaders begin to believe their own inaccurate description of how things really are and then make decisions in order to perpetuate this false reality.

I've talked previously about the growing basic human need to remove ourselves at times from social media’s public stage; and our search for new apps that will offer us a means to express ourselves freely and without regret.  However our partial escape from the theater of Facebook and Twitter to what we hoped was a new digital oasis in apps like Snapchat and Secret has turned out to be a mirage. Huge and glimmering, they and others like them have failed to keep us or our moments private and safe.