Help! I’m in a waiting room without my phone.
In this blog, I’m going to discuss a year in my life without a smartphone. This piece is intended to be satirical and poke fun at...
Continue reading...Attempt No.1: Dinner with a robot
Welcome to what is supposed to be my first attempt to create what people might call a blog post. Since this is the first time ever...
Continue reading...Online VS In life, a personal perspective
Looking back the last year and a half, the importance of being able to stay connected online is more prevalent than ever. The toll of staying...
Continue reading...The unexpected Digital
I believe that my childhood happened during an interesting period in the Digital era. After computers finally made their way to everyday family lives and people...
Continue reading...Studio Ghibli: a reminder to enjoy life
The Japanese animation Studio Ghibli was established on June 15 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, amongst others. Miyazaki and Takahata both had experience in animation...
Continue reading...Coping With Capitalism
Realizing that my addiction to play Egg Inc. is rooted in the simulation of financial success. It was only a few months ago that an advertisement...
Continue reading...That got a little intense…
Director and comedian Bo Burnham recently released a new special on Netflix called inside, while the topic ranges drastically in cinematic themes, this song, Welcome to...
Continue reading...A “new normal” for our relationship with the digital?
In the first chapter of his book, Simon Lindgren says that “throughout history, key shifts in technological ability and practice have changed how people relate to...
Continue reading...The illusion of life
Do you feel like every day is the same and like there is possibly something more to life? Good news for you, your reality is a...
Continue reading...In love online
On the fourth of June 2012, I finally turned twelve years old. Although I was still in elementary school, it felt like I was a grown-up...
Continue reading...An Appreciation of Cooking tree 쿠킹트리
Growing up I used to sit on a stool in the kitchen and watch my mom bake. Besides the occasional task I was given by her,...
Continue reading...Lil Miquela: The Rise of the CGI Influencer
Why I Almost Quit Facebook, But Can’t Completely Stop Using It
During the last decade, the use of social media has risen immensely, to the point where many young people have become dependent on it for news...
Continue reading...A Digital Immigrant Snail
Advertising on social media and my tendency to partake in ‘retail therapy’
I used to be semi-addicted to online shopping. Spending multiple hours a day on apps or websites looking at things I wanted to buy and buying...
Continue reading...Instant gratification on social media
Nowadays, social media platforms are appearing left and right. One uppon a time I vowed to never download this one particular app because I figured it...
Continue reading...Growth of internet memes and their absurdity
Memes have been around for a long time (even since before the internet!) but since the internet became mainstream, the popularity of memes skyrocketed. Over time...
Continue reading...First memory of the Digital
Is Instagram a Contemporary Museum of Art?
Like many others, I have an Instagram account. Recently, I decided to post less of my life, and more of my art. Newly identifying myself as...
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