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Philosophy

the gap is the product

Advertising sells illuminated absence, incentivising us to pursue idealised selves that remain permanently, profitably out of reach.

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technology

Seeking Work in an Algorithmic Era

Employment in an algorithmic era is no longer organised primarily around the value of work, nor even around the value of a worker, but around the value of a legible, searchable, and continuously reprocessable jobseeker. The centre of gravity has shifted. What matters most is not stable placement but sustained circulation through platforms, filters, rankings, […]

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Philosophy

Redemption Song

Redemption, like freedom, is not of self. It is from self.