I deleted Instagram recently. (And Twitter, which I seldom used anyway.) My God, it feels so good to be free of it. But why did I do this? Instagram is Time-Consuming I’ve had Instagram since 2013. I had two accounts, a ‘general’ one and one for my hair. Between both […]
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Stop Looking at Your Phone
(Unless you’re using your phone to look at this article, of course.) Smartphones. Can’t live with them, can’t live without them. Or can we? You’ve probably heard of The Social Dilemma, the Netflix documentary that has got folks deleting their social media accounts. (Yes, I deactivated Twitter and Instagram.) Phonevolution […]
The Internet Is Terrifying
We all know that Big Tech GAFA (aka Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple) are watching us. I’ve been pretty paranoid about the Internet and compromising of personal data for some time now. Google probably knows me better than I know myself. Those of us born after the year 1995 have […]
Thoughts On The Gillette Ad
This article is about the 2019 Gillette ad that sparked online debate. Video is below. I think the Gillette ad has a nice overall message and is very pro-men. It’s not shitting all over men at all. There are a few cringey bits but it’s an advert for men’s razor […]
Facebook’s False Friendship
Facebook is one of the few places in the world – if only places – where everyone seems to legitimately have hundreds of friends. My current facebook friends list stands at 509. In reality, the number of true friends I have is probably around 5.9. Ok, a little more. I […]