Virtual Visionaries
Digital Minimalism.
At a time when our lives are increasingly intertwined with digital devices, the idea of digital minimalism has emerged as a powerful potential antidote to the...
Continue reading...(In)Accessible Knowledge: Unpacking Google’s Power
In book “World Brain” H. G. Wells proposed the idea of World Brain, much like a big encyclopaedia which would be accessible to the majority of...
Continue reading...Music Streaming: A Perspective
I sometimes wonder how people like my dad viewed music when he was my age. These days, I can open Spotify and listen to anything from...
Continue reading...Allowing the World Brain to Influence my Daily Decisions
A while ago I joined the waitlist for Illumicrate and Fairyloot, two monthly subscription services that provide special editions of recently released books. I didn’t have...
Continue reading...Tips, tricks, life hacks, red flags…
How does the world brain worsen the vulnerable people?
When new technologies emerge they benefit different groups at different times. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) initially provided an advantage to software developers, who gained access to...
Continue reading...Google pay and Google’s increased acces to us
The Good and Bad that Comes from Knowledge
We think we’re so smart now
Last year I wanted to go to a museum with my friends. The night before, I slept at my mom’s place but I found out I...
Continue reading...Unplanned progress
Last week, I was talking with a friend who works in astronomy. He’s on the IT side of large, decade-spanning projects, and he told me that...
Continue reading...Neither This, Nor That
In 2022, when the international travel restriction was finally lifted after COVID-19, I visited artist Lu Yang’s first solo show in the Zabludowicz Collection in London....
Continue reading...How did the ‘World Brain’ fail to help me?
Unpacking the Trend of Cozy Gaming
Earlier this year, on April 14th, YouTube featured a special logo (also known as a Yoodle) to celebrate the ‘cozy gaming community’. I’ve never been much...
Continue reading...Kidfluencers: The New Generation of Child Stars
Kids are becoming social media stars, often without understanding the impact. Parents of “kidfluencers” profit from their children’s online presence, but unlike child actors, these kids lack protections. The result? A childhood turned into a performance, with lasting emotional and financial consequences.
Continue reading...Brains of the World, and Degradation of Programming!
One of the most heard words, if not the most heard word, in the programming scenery is ‘create’, along with its inflections. However, only a programmer...
Continue reading...Yes, I Got Scammed—All Thanks to Google’s Top Result!
Is it justified to call the developments in artificial intelligence an Industrial Revolution? – a historical perspective
Big Tech and The State
In the past weeks, the shock arrest of Pavel Durov, founder of the social media network Telegram has made global headlines and highlights yet another battle...
Continue reading...From Paper to Pixels
I’m 100% digital. I don’t use physical books, notebooks, or even pens and paper—everything is done on digitally. I use an iPad which imitates the writing...
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