Illustration by Joshua Foltz. Early Christian ascetics counted seven deadly sinsāpride, greed, envy, sloth, gluttony, wrath, and lustāthat threaten our ascension to goodness (and, by extension, to heaven). But in an era ruled by an all-knowing Internet, a surreal beauty standard, and an insatiable appetite for material wealth, these vices are more of a playbook for success than a warning. What is a sin in 2026?