Google. Facebook. Apple. Starbucks. Amazon. Coca-Cola. Virgin. Corporate capitalism and advertising has dominated the socio-economic market for years. You can’t watch a football match or buy a bottle of water without being bombarded with advertisements. In Fight Club, there is a scene where the main character states: ‘When deep space exploration ramps […]
Tag: technology
Instagram is awful
Social media can be one of the most depressing things in the world. Anything that becomes addictive only brings misery (I should know, being in AA). I’ve long reached a point where I open up my phone and click on everything – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google Plus – and simply […]
The White Walkers = AI
The biggest threat (or asset) to humanity’s existence is accelerating towards us at an enormous pace. We are already seeing examples of these beings (that we created to help us) in action all around; on devices we use and in our supermarkets. Pretty soon these creatures will be taking over […]
Should you pay for reviews?
I write a music blog. I started it late last year (2017). The idea was my dad’s and it was a pretty great one. I started reviewing music sent to me from people at my uni. Then in January I got inspired by a lecture to start charging for my […]
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 […]
Why you should avoid iWriter
Three years ago I came across this site called iWriter, which pays you to write articles for clients. Sounded great, right? Well. You have to earn a minimum of twenty US dollars – which equates to eleven quid in GBP. Their articles are EXTREMELY badly paid. How it works is […]