Consumerism Is A Religion
Nobody thinks of themselves as religious anymore. We’re too smart, too modern, too rational for that. We’ve moved beyond superstition. Except we haven’t. We’ve just …
Digital Detox Is Missing The Point
Everyone’s talking about digital detox these days. Unplugging. Taking breaks from social media. Screen-free weekends. The assumption is that the problem is the technology. Remove …
Things We’ve Agreed To Pretend Are Normal
The first time I used a self-checkout machine, I apologised to it for scanning an item incorrectly. The machine didn’t care. Machines never do. But …
What We Lose When Everything Is Easy
We can get almost anything delivered to our door in hours. We can swipe to date, click to buy, stream any movie ever made. Convenience …