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Friday Flurry #18: We're different now. COVID's changed how we feel - and it might last a while.
There's a reason you can't get RSVPs to your party. We're all a bit weird.
Friday Flurry #17: Stop listening to dude-bros tell you how to be productive + controversial football thoughts
"Yes, I know I'm very good at football even though I'm a frail little woman, stop congratulating yourself for noticing, asshole" - FIFA players…
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Friday Flurry #16: The Art of Perspective: Harnessing the Power of Perception
An amateur art lesson, as told by my iPhone.
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Friday Flurry #15: The creator economy, cannibalism, and speed painting
Plus: books about weird chicks doing weird stuff.
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Friday Flurry #13: You can't read the label from inside the jar
Mental health, funny walking-sticks, and jars with fading labels.
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Friday Flurry #12: The rich got richer, and social media somehow got worse
This week: Rich dudes still indiscriminately fucking us over from every direction. SURPRISE!
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Friday Flurry #11: AI content is just a less nuanced version of our existing bullshit.
So far, the 'future' looks a lot like the present. But it's about to get worse.
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Friday Flurry #10: You're a person, not a brand
Hey, Sniffing Lady... DON'T GET ON THE PLANE.
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Yelling into the void
Social media is an empty consumerist hellscape. Meanwhile, our connection muscles atrophy.
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Friday Flurry #9: Smug old racist pricks with control issues who seriously need to read more
...Too much?
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Friday Flurry #7: Bad books, organised books, books-in-progress
I point proudly at my bookcase like a child showing off their things on a playdate and tell you about a couple I creepily observed at a restaurant last…
Gaslighting at work
If your boss is questioning your wellbeing, maybe they're a reality-denying asshole with a gaslighting problem?
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