Politics
7 posts filed under Politics.
2026
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– Some People Say
The implication of numerical weight implied by a phrase like 'some people say' is just shorthand for detecting bullshit. -
– The Politics of Care
More thoughts on contemporary politics and the growing sense that something is missing from what's currently on offer. -
– Labor are the new conservatives
When the political party, with its roots in the labour movement, no longer represents workers' needs, what has it become? With a lack of ideas and an agenda devoid of progress and change, I'd suggest that it's now the conservative party. -
– When the Noise is the Signal
The media has become a noise machine. The only way to find the signal is to connect with the people on the other end.
2025
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– I Got Mine
The rise of the "I Got Mine" ideology -
– Being Broken
In the depths of COVID we turned to technology to connect us and express ourselves. Then to entertain us through the lockdowns. Then to distract us from our disrupted lives. Then we succumbed to the addiction. I think the addiction broke us and turned us into ... (looks around) ... this. -
– Focus vs Distraction
Trying to make sense of how I feel in a world that is being shaped by a strategy of distraction.