Barbs Honeycutt
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So how do we actually do this community thing?
Friendship vs. Community. My personal experiences, thoughts and ideas for re-imagining the world
Nadia Meli
Mar 10, 2025
On a fine day in May last year I was scrolling through Substack and saw a note someone had shared that said: “I am so heartbroken that I am not married yet, I thought I would have my own... See more
Friendship vs. Community. My personal experiences, thoughts and ideas for re-imagining the world
Nadia Meli
Mar 10, 2025
On a fine day in May last year I was scrolling through Substack and saw a note someone had shared that said: “I am so heartbroken that I am not married yet, I thought I would have my own... See more
So how do we actually do this community thing?
Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started already...
Rebecca Solnit
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A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started already...
Rebecca Solnit
S... See more
Rebecca Solnit • Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
The Internet’s Lonely Urban Design
The Information Superhighway paved over Virtual Villages; can we bring them back?
Keaton Brandt
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Jan 28, 2024
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In the beginning, the internet resembled a quaint village where everybody knew your name. It was largely self-governing and self-policing, with its own norms and customs. Like many... See more
The Information Superhighway paved over Virtual Villages; can we bring them back?
Keaton Brandt
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Jan 28, 2024
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In the beginning, the internet resembled a quaint village where everybody knew your name. It was largely self-governing and self-policing, with its own norms and customs. Like many... See more
Keaton Brandt • The Internet’s Lonely Urban Design
My Twitter Thread on Abortion
May 3, 2022
Note from Design Mom:Two years ago, I tried something new. I wrote a Twitter thread for the first time. That first thread is about abortion, irresponsible ejaculations, why politicians who claim to care about abortion don’t really care, and how I think we need to approach the topic of abortion differently.
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I believe romance should be a by-product of living within community, not the holy grail of relationships.
Nadia Meli
Nov 04, 2024
This story is shared anonymously but with permission:
My friend was dating a man for a couple of months over the summer. They met with him once a week, every week - until they had to... See more
I believe romance should be a by-product of living within community, not the holy grail of relationships.
Nadia Meli
Nov 04, 2024
This story is shared anonymously but with permission:
My friend was dating a man for a couple of months over the summer. They met with him once a week, every week - until they had to... See more
Nadia Meli • Why do we still pedestal romantic love?
The Fantasy of Cozy TechFrom the “cozy gaming” trend to a new generation of A.I. companions, our devices are trying to swathe us in a digital and physical cocoon.By Kyle ChaykaNovember 20, 2024Illustration by Ariel DavisSave this storySave this storyListen to this story00:0014:361x
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The Age of Abandonment
We simply don’t believe anyone will stay
Freya India
Oct 09, 2024
Screenshots, TikTok: @yngpolly, @manelique
I’ve written a lot about my generation and fear. Our fear of love, and fear of life. But I’ve been getting the sense lately that there’s some ultimate fear underlying all this, running through everything. And I’m becoming... See more
We simply don’t believe anyone will stay
Freya India
Oct 09, 2024
Screenshots, TikTok: @yngpolly, @manelique
I’ve written a lot about my generation and fear. Our fear of love, and fear of life. But I’ve been getting the sense lately that there’s some ultimate fear underlying all this, running through everything. And I’m becoming... See more
Freya India • The Age of Abandonment
Where the Magic Doesn’t Happen
How technology can interfere with moral formation at school, church, and home
Andy Crouch
Jan 02, 2025
Introduction from Jon Haidt:
In my first book, The Happiness Hypothesis , I found that ancient wisdom about human relationships, consciousness, and flourishing holds up well in light of modern psychology. But as the... See more
How technology can interfere with moral formation at school, church, and home
Andy Crouch
Jan 02, 2025
Introduction from Jon Haidt:
In my first book, The Happiness Hypothesis , I found that ancient wisdom about human relationships, consciousness, and flourishing holds up well in light of modern psychology. But as the... See more
Where the Magic Doesn’t Happen
Whether you’re ‘childless’ or ‘childfree’, you shouldn’t have to talk about it
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Whatever term is used, it positions having a child as the default, and has the power to be wounding. Why define by deficit?
Mon 18 Apr 2022 16.00 AEST
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In recent years, I’ve heard members of the older... See more
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Whatever term is used, it positions having a child as the default, and has the power to be wounding. Why define by deficit?
Mon 18 Apr 2022 16.00 AEST
Last modified on Mon 18 Apr 2022 16.13 AEST
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In recent years, I’ve heard members of the older... See more