Society

30 September 2026Heads they win, tails you loseResponsibility is a feeling, but accountability is a structure. Protect yourself like a bank. 28 August 2026Are 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 August 2026Who 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 July 2026Screw the algorithmContent has collapsed into algorithmic hell. Here's what's going on - and what I'm trying to do about it. 29 July 2026The idiot testIf people on the internet seem stupid or evil, pay closer attention. Your bubble might be morphing into an echo chamber. 1 July 2026When nothing mattersAn existential post-holiday hangover 3 June 2026The Subjective Era Part 2: How to lead in the new eraThe Subjective Era will reward leaders and organisations who optimise for two things: trust and human agency. 22 May 2026The Subjective Era Part 1: A new worldThe reign of rationalism is over. Here's what this means for you. 24 April 2026In defence of furious womenThe stories that taught us to blame them 16 April 2026Why people still protest Jacinda ArdernWhat happens when our lives are shaped by systems we can't vote out 25 March 2026The kids are all rightDunking on grumpy Boomers, broken systems, and under-regulated techno-evangelism. Nodding to young people as they laugh their way to the group chat. 11 March 2026Opinions are like assholesAn enema for your thoughts 4 March 2026From custom to conscience: calling bullshit on old thinkingPremarital sex, power literacy, chocolate cake: in. Class structures, outdated morality, fruit cake: out. 11 February 2026Is 2026 the Year of the Terse Email?Why my fridge is an unaccountability machine and you might need to put your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 January 20262026: The State of ItBullshit is up, accountability is down. Here are three trends to watch and three skills to master. 26 November 2025Stop reading the newsIt doesn't make you a good person. 21 November 2025The passage of time - and a few whinging menFriday Flurry Birthday Special featuring salacious gossip and LinkedIn screenshots. 7 November 2025Stop talking shit and start making senseOn communicating clearly and quitting the news 5 November 2025The news is killing you(Or just keeping you scared but fear pays, so click this headline.) 9 October 2025The ambition vacuumAmbition 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.