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Make a 2025 MySpace page and other stuff I wrote this week
Hi! Here are some things published in my name this week (they were published in my name because I wrote them).
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Don’t get your news from social media
This is the second article in a series about how to function as a human person online in this clusterfuck of an era. You can…
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YouTube’s horrifying AI and other things I wrote this week
Hi! For the past few years I’ve been writing mostly about macOS and the iPhone, mostly because those are the devices I use day-to-day. I’ve…
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Reject anxiety bait
The past month has been the longest year of my life. I’m sure I’m not alone on this. It is impossible to ignore the onslaught…
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The best language learning apps and other stuff I wrote lately
A week ago Wirecutter published my recommendations for the best language learning apps. It took ages to test all the applications and then to write the…
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Microsoft made a fake Google homepage because they don’t respect you
You’re a person—I hope this is obvious to you. It’s not obvious to tech companies. No, tech companies see you as a number.I used to…
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the future of mindless scrolling
What is social media for? I would argue, perhaps naively, that social media is a tool we can use to connect with each other. The…
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The internet doesn’t have to feel like this
Living online can feel…numbing. Bo Burnham perhaps captured that best with That Funny Feeling, a song made up of various unrelated phrases that simulate the feeling…
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Find small ways to feel like yourself
I’ve been freelancing as a journalist full time for two and a half years now, which feels great. I am occasionally exhausted, and sometimes miss…
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You’re doing great.
I want to talk to you, yes you, about any lingering sense of guilt you might have. Let it go. You’re doing fine. Better than…