Ongoing space for the things that pop up in the feeds, reads, and conversations. No fleshed out thoughts here, purely observational.
From digital detox → tech celibacy
Rise of membership clubs (Switchyards, Wellness spaces…)
Everlane bought by Shein : Is selling out your brand values worth it to maintain operations? When to simply close your doors?
Clubbing revival? (Heated Rivalry effect?)
The growing Anti-AI movement
Moral superiority complex : no room for nuance; "Separating the art from the artist" (i.e. JK Rowling) → Why only the "pure" are allowed to create?
Self-diagnosing or social media help for medical advice → Is this mainly an American phenomenon due to health care failures or net positive for accessibility and education?
Gilead slag in The Testaments → How language has shifted from the original to a new demographic? (“which we already received with job”, “pray”→ omg/like)
Narcissist convo → Suddenly everyone is a narcissist, psychopath, psychopath: Helpful analogy or continued weaponization of therapy speak? Why we say things without caring what they mean?
Niche tech over big tech → the rise of the Nothing phone; Tincan; ReMarkable
The tech Messiah : Are AI innovators trying to build a god or become Gods themselves?