Pathway
Gyms are weird
Gym bodies: a healthy goal, the ultimate class signifier, an oddity of late stage capitalism, or all three?
Scrolling is the new smoking
Tech giants have copied Big Tobacco’s playbook - and it works.
"Isms" are not people
Does calling people racist protect racist systems? Maybe.
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.
2026: The State of It
Bullshit is up, accountability is down. Here are three trends to watch and three skills to master.
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.
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.
Why people still protest Jacinda Ardern
What happens when our lives are shaped by systems we can't vote out
The Subjective Era Part 1: A new world
The reign of rationalism is over. Here's what this means for you.