Modern Moral Math, calculating the price of our insanity
Why The Uncomfortable Truth Matters
We live in a world where the numbers rarely add up and the stories we tell ourselves don’t survive the light of simple arithmetic. If you’ve ever felt that something about our society doesn’t make sense, you’re not crazy—you’re paying attention
What is The Uncomfortable Truth?
This site is for people tired of being lied to—by leaders, corporations, media, and even our own wishful thinking. I’m not here to make you comfortable. I’m here to show you the price we pay for pretending things are fine, and to break down the insane equations that govern our everyday lives.
What is Modern Moral Math?
Every article here will do the math—on waste, on profit, on progress, on policy. I’ll break down the real costs (human, ecological, psychological) of our most cherished social myths and expose the paradoxes at the heart of our “normal.”What you can expect:
Sharp logic, hard numbers, moral reckoning. I won’t just rant—I’ll calculate. Every post ends with a paradox, a question, or a first step toward sanity. If you’re looking for easy comfort, look elsewhere. If you want clarity, you’re home.
I’m Adam—a philosopher, system builder, and lifelong edge-walker. I’ve spent years exploring the machinery of our culture from the inside and the outside, and I’ve come to believe that the greatest moral crisis of our time is the refusal to look honestly at our own contradictions. This site is my attempt to do just that, in public, and invite you to do the same.
If you’ve seen a paradox in your world—something everyone accepts but you know is broken—submit it. If you think you can debunk one of mine, write me. If you’re ready to face the uncomfortable truth, subscribe and share. Let’s do the math together.
We waste enough food to end world hunger—then call ourselves moral. We invent machines to save time—then have less time than ever. The numbers don’t lie, but we do. Welcome to the uncomfortable truth.
My name is Adam Palmer. I grew up in abuse and poverty, spiraled into crime, and spent nearly 14 years incarcerated before deciding to dismantle and rebuild myself from the ground up. Since my release, caring for my critically ill brother has forced me to confront the deep flaws in the systems we rely on. The Uncomfortable Truth is my way of exposing those cracks — and starting conversations about how we fix them.
Areas of Practice
Law & Justice
Why does our legal system separate “right,” “wrong,” and “legal” as if they were unrelated? Justice may be blind, but should it also be indifferent to morality?
Environment & Responsibility
If we claim to care about the planet, why spend decades arguing over definitions while the damage accelerates? Where are the feasible solutions?
Truth & Information
In an age of limitless information, why is truth harder than ever to find? Who benefits when clarity becomes impossible?