Essays on Technology and Modern Culture
On most mornings, I go to the balcony to take in the air of the day, whether rain or shine. I started this ritual as a replacement for being on…
A half-truth I unlearned recently is the idea that Western society is cold and individualistic, while Africa is warm and communal. I will use Africa loosely to speak about my…
In Basel, everything moved with a precision I had not experienced in Paris. I attended a friend’s dance performance in Baden, a small town which was an an hour away.…
Last year, I applied for an analyst role at a VC firm, and one of the application questions was: What questions do you spend the most time thinking about? I really…
A few years ago, I found a research article by Professor Brian Ott, The Age of Twitter: Donald J. Trump and the Politics of Debasement. He argued that Twitter, as…