Why social media platforms glorify the now (and make us devalue the past)
On the ideological bias of social media platforms and the premium value they put on the present. Why? Always follow the money
digital literacy
The French Government’s Push to Curb Children’s Screen Time
We are arguably still in the “Wild West Era” of the Web. The French Government wants to change that and curb screen time and access to addictive platforms for children and young adults
5 stories about Big Tech to improve your digital literacy skills
Unmasking illusions about Big Tech: on AI hype, hoaxes and privacy violations
The Small Town in France Aiming to Kickstart a Global Conversation about Phone Addiction
It's not a ban - but the start of a movement to make excessive screen time distasteful
Visions of the Future: How to Be a Realist in a Techno-Optimist World
Will the real world be rendered boring and bland by spatial computing? Is this future inevitable? And what would the great Neil Postman have said about all this?
The In-Betweeners
Since my childhood, I have been an in-betweener: one foot in the digital world; one foot in the real world. I'm still doing that today, in 2024 - spending half my days completely offline. Here is what I learned from this.
