accelerationism
About a year ago while building a business case for an arts-based social networking alternative to Meta (it didn't happen – unfortunately "an arts-driven alternative to Meta" didn't inspire the arts foundations we approached for funding), my research took me down a rabbit hole that
resistance
Over the past few weeks we've witnessed the greatest civil resistance movements of our time. Hundreds of thousands of everyday citizens are mobilized across American cities trying to protect their neighbours from being snatched off the streets, from their homes, out of their cars, from their workplaces... Minnesota
neofascism
Trump's fascism is forcing Canada's democracy to choose between liberal values and survival. I think Carney has chosen survival. After publishing my breakdown of Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum I couldn't stop rifling through references and thoughts, trying to find
neoliberalism
Good speeches are rare these days, great speeches even rarer. Given all the noise, anxiety and Trumpian terror currently filling our social spheres, for a strong message of leadership to break through and potently inspire, well it's something to witness. Historic times call for historic speeches, and Carney&
alberta
I am so fuckin stressed about Alberta. Since 2023 I've been tracking the variables, weighing the probabilities, assessing the risks... my intuition demanded it at the time and continues to scream "GET THEM OUT". I left the province last summer and I want my family and
agency
"Freedom" has become a dirty word in many circles. Even writing the term here is giving me the icks, so before I dip into discussing the algorithmic traps of our online social spaces, I want to inspect why the word "freedom" feels so gross. My first
agency
As a "communications strategist" I understand the rules of online engagement intimately, so much so that when I realized the implications of marketers applying users' behavioural data at scale – feeding it back to us as we gaze glassy-eyed into the abyss, adoring our own reflections and obediently