We all deny it. We laugh it off, roll our eyes, pretend we’re immune. But the truth is simpler and uglier: everyone checks. The likes. The views. The comments. The tiny digital crumbs that tell us whether anyone is paying attention. We cloak it in excuses. “I just want to see if people are engaging.” “I’m checking for feedback.” But underneath the jargon is a … Continue reading Everyone Pretends They Don’t Do This. You Do Too.
What positive emotion do you feel most often? Every damn morning, envy drags me by the collar.It’s a shove.Sharp, unrelenting.It sees life through a pair of headlights, bulb broken, and still cares enough to point. I scroll.I compare.It’s less about admiration and more like a court summons: “Look at this life. Yours could be this. Or else.” Envy’s no saint.It’s a dockworker hauling the shit … Continue reading Envy
Why am I worried about wiretapping if I haven’t done anything wrong? What have I got to hide? I’m relatively guilt-free as people go, pretty much law-abiding compared to the average. But think: what’s being done with all that “data mining?” PR firms buy it, so they can target their ads. I don’t like being a target for ads. Political consultants use the data to … Continue reading Wiretapping suckers!
As a Blogger I have a front row seat at the decline of Zimbabwean Civilization. In the privacy of their bedrooms, where parents imagine they are playing something like Pac-Man or using Wikipedia to do their homework, 11 and 12 year old children are morphing into pseudo-sophisticated sex and attention addicts. The criminal cluelessness of parents– think about the images in TV advertisements and the … Continue reading Civilization Collapsed!
Zealous Thierry 