Society

28 Aug 2026

Are we being a bit dramatic?

Just because you happen to be alive right now doesn't make this the most significant era in history

5 Aug 2026

Who should we be angry at?

We don't picket outside the bank or post death threats to insurance execs. That unhinged fury is reserved for the Council. Should it be?

30 Jul 2026

Screw the algorithm

Content has collapsed into algorithmic hell. Here's what's going on - and what I'm trying to do about it.

29 Jul 2026

The idiot test

If people on the internet seem stupid or evil, pay closer attention. Your bubble might be morphing into an echo chamber.

1 Jul 2026

When nothing matters

An existential post-holiday hangover

3 Jun 2026

The Subjective Era Part 2: How to lead in the new era

The Subjective Era will reward leaders and organisations who optimise for two things: trust and human agency.

22 May 2026

The Subjective Era Part 1: A new world

The reign of rationalism is over. Here's what this means for you.

24 Apr 2026

In defence of furious women

The stories that taught us to blame them

16 Apr 2026

Why people still protest Jacinda Ardern

What happens when our lives are shaped by systems we can't vote out

25 Mar 2026

The kids are all right

Dunking on grumpy Boomers, broken systems, and under-regulated techno-evangelism. Nodding to young people as they laugh their way to the group chat.

11 Mar 2026

Opinions are like assholes

An enema for your thoughts

4 Mar 2026

From custom to conscience: calling bullshit on old thinking

Premarital sex, power literacy, chocolate cake: in. Class structures, outdated morality, fruit cake: out.

11 Feb 2026

Is 2026 the Year of the Terse Email?

Why my fridge is an unaccountability machine and you might need to put your consumer rights pants on.

28 Jan 2026

2026: The State of It

Bullshit is up, accountability is down. Here are three trends to watch and three skills to master.

26 Nov 2025

Stop reading the news

It doesn't make you a good person.

21 Nov 2025

The passage of time - and a few whinging men

Friday Flurry Birthday Special featuring salacious gossip and LinkedIn screenshots.

7 Nov 2025

Stop talking shit and start making sense

On communicating clearly and quitting the news

5 Nov 2025

The news is killing you

(Or just keeping you scared but fear pays, so click this headline.)

9 Oct 2025

The ambition vacuum

Ambition depends on shared stories about the future. The old stories have collapsed, leaving a vacuum of inevitability and futility, especially around AI, the climate, and democracy.

24 Sep 2025

The busker principle

We underpay the work with the highest social value. In the new world, this toxic trait will be our undoing.