Alicia McKay writes op-ed commentary, media analysis and political critique, combining a systems lens with working-class edge. Technology, culture, media and politics.
Six terrific books to add to your pile, a reflection on why you're probably a disproportionate asshole in your relationships and a hopeful note on AI in a late-capitalist wasteland.
This week's Friday Flurry goes deep on Jenny Odell's new book, and gets a bit meta. What is time, what is it for, and how healthy is your relationship with it? Is that your fault? (Spoiler: no.)
The Queen's death is a powerful inciting incident. An opportunity to ask important collective questions about our history and the kind of society we want to live in. Is it time for you to muse?
Some games can't be won, and need the rules need changing. Stop trying to optimise yourself and start tearing down the structures that keep you trapped.