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We All Know Something Is Wrong

Charlie Warzel with an interesting thread on Threads: > the bigger thing is it touches on a gut feeling we all have: so much has changed technologically in a short amt of time! We know this connectivity is working on us, but it's challenging to pin down exactly

What do you want?

Sure, you can make the web boring, and it's great for a bit. I experience renewed concentration levels and suddenly gain more inspiration for blog posts. There comes a point when you wonder why you ever use the social web, but it becomes apparent a little later on.

A Wallet Is More Than Payments

Matt Birchler in his semi response to the latest Vergecast on Apple: > What this means in practice is that the thing all card issuers want is transaction counts and volumes to be as high as possible. You don't do that by locking your card to your own

An Examined Life With No Friends

I often catch myself in a relentless loop of introspection, pondering over the endless whys of my thoughts and actions. This internal dialogue leads me down a path where I'm labeled by some as overly anxious or neurotic, fixated on the trivial. Yet, there are those who share

Phone Boredom

It has been approximately three days since I began craving a step back from the web, choosing to remove Mastodon from my life to concentrate on being more present in the world and working more deeply than I have in a long time. I won’t go into the reasons,

But The Algorithm Did It

Om Malik, with a surprisingly popular, if reductive, take on social media: > If our parents were not around, we saw a lot of movies (on VCRs) or binged on television. When cable came around, it was all MTV all the time. Today, the same kids are on the '

Taking a Pause

I've realised I need a break from the digital world. Not a complete detachment—after all, avoiding the web entirely is nearly impossible—but I must recalibrate how I'm spending my time online. Since 2019, after moving on from Twitter, I haven't really found

Embracing the Right Complexities

Following my previous post, where I discussed how certain tasks seem too easy, it's equally important to identify opportunities to simplify our lives for the better. When tackling any task, whether mundane or complex, the desire to complete it must surpass the energy required. This includes considering the

It’s Too Easy

The modern world is great. We live in a time that is the safest in known history. The healthcare available is phenomenal, and there is a plethora of technology available cheaply to make our lives easier. Yet, in many respects, I sometimes think that it’s almost too easy. I

Creative Computer In My Pocket

A little over two years ago, I first started experiencing weird happenings. I would grab my laptop, sit on the couch or at my desk ready to write a blog post, and a little while later, I would catch myself answering work emails or updating things on our website. Without