The Problem Of Scale

<p>One thing that constantly surprises me on micro.blog is how nice people are. This has something to do with the barrier to entry being a bit nerdy, but everything to do with the scale of the platform. Although everyone seems to think that abuse and harassment

What Do I Really Want?

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p>I’d like to say this was in my younger years, but until fairly recently I bought loads of stuff because I thought I wanted it. Wasted thousands on tech purchases and waved any dismissive thoughts away with the reasoning that

Back As Far As I Can

<p>Last year I wrote about my <a href="https://gregmorris.co.uk/blog/i-cant-go">desire to move completely away from smartphones</a> in general and detach myself from the internet as much as I could. With this comes the

Mange Comments Like Your Content

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p>Justin Tadlock discussing the <a href="https://wptavern.com/yes-comments-are-still-relevant-but-we-need-a-better-system">relevancy of comments</a>:</p> <blockquote><p> Commenting on

Everyone Falls Down These Holes

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p>Matt Birchler on <a href="https://birchtree.me/blog/i-made-a-mistake/">making a mistake</a>:</p> <blockquote><p> And finally, it has been a healthy reminder that

Seeing Yourself Everywhere

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><div> <div> <p class="dcr-17q5ki2">Anna Wiener in <a href="https://micro.blog/books/9780374278014">Uncanny Vally</a></p> <blockquote><p>Wherever I

It’s Easy To Wish For Something Else

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p>The world online would have us believe that everyone else’s life is better than ours. No matter how great the universe is when you look around you, there are always ones that appear better. You can stare at the photos,

Time To Slow It Down

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p>My daughters toy says this to me every time I hand it to her. Its nighttime based vocal cues and music prods her towards winding down and going to sleep. For <a href="/2016/12/27/oh-hello-am.

Why Highlights Are So Important To My Reading

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p>It’s only a few months since I covered <a href="/2020/08/22/my-reading-flow.html">my reading flow</a>. It’s something that has changed a lot in the last year due.

All Set Up And Nothing To Show

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p>Zach Phillips on <a href="https://little.zachphillips.blog/2021/04/02/workflow-second.html">generating work before building a system</a></p> <blockquote><p> A common experience I