Philosophy of Digital Experience

Screen Time Was Built to Feel Like Your Fault

Screen Time Was Built to Feel Like Your Fault

Your attention is inventory. This essay audits the business model that sells it and asks what "choice" means when the choice architecture is optimized against you.

Why the Cursor Blinks

Why the Cursor Blinks

A Socratic field guide for builders on reclaiming reflection in AI systems that optimize speed, certainty, and endless skim loops.

Humanity in the Loop

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Humanity in the Loop

"Human in the loop" often means "human to blame." This essay argues that dignity-preserving AI requires doors, not dashboards, real recourse, legible reasoning, and human ownership of automated decisions.

Temporal Dignity

Temporal Dignity

Sacred time isn't a wellness hobby. It's infrastructure. This essay argues for designing edges into digital life, without turning "boundaries" into another self-improvement chore.

When Engagement Becomes Abdication

When Engagement Becomes Abdication

Authenticity online isn't "no mask." It's choosing the mask you can answer for, and noticing when you've stopped choosing at all.