As the internet grows in size, we feel like we’re surrounded by people and lonely at the same time. It feels increasingly harder to feel safe expressing ourselves authentically in the predominant gathering spaces. We feel like we’re either invisible or presenting at an auditorium. Things have to be more explicit, black-and-white in the new world.... See more

This isn’t the same kind of attention we give to our Instagram and TikTok feeds. It is a ritualised form of intentional presence directed to a shared sense of meaning and history.

As a result, our digital commons has become commoditised and overrun by the cult of self. When we shout ‘listen!’ on social media, we are demanding that others ‘Listen to... See more