Stories
What’s the appeal of analog photography?
I used to think you had to be afraid of technology – or pretentious – to love analog photography. Now it’s one of the most meaningful hobbies in my life. This rambling about is me trying to understand that shift – in the hope it’s not pretentious.
Unethical Marketing #1 – Review Gating
Reviews that look too clean often are. Review gating hides problems and lets bad products slip through unnoticed.
Valve did something amazing, but companies are not your friend
Valve is once again the internet’s darling after their hardware announcement – but remember: Companies are not your friends. Glorify Actions, not companies or people.
Momo – the book that broke time
A children’s book from 1976 predicted hustle culture, influencers, and our obsession with saving time. Momo, by Michael Ende, reminds us that time was never meant to be managed – it was meant to be lived.
There is an app for that – but maybe there shouldn’t be
Our phones can do almost anything — but somewhere between “there’s an app for everything” and “you have 237 notifications,” we lost control. From Duolingo’s crying owl to shopping apps whispering fake urgency, every ping is a little pull on your attention. Maybe it’s time to stop saving time for later — and start owning…
Opting out of enshitification
Enshitification is the slow decline of platforms, apps, and modern life: first user-friendly, then exploitative, finally just a mess of ads, subscriptions, and AI slop. But there’s a way out: repair instead of replace, create instead of consume, and embrace slowness over convenience.