This essay is an investigation into the counterfeit architecture of care: the many convincing imitations of intimacy that leave us feeling quietly alone.
A few years ago, when a severe flu variant knocked me flat for a fortnight, a friend drove over an hour through a blinding rainstorm to bring me a container of hot soup.… Read the rest “The Counterfeit Architecture of Care: Why We Mistake Assistance for Intimacy”
Why relying on a single employer is a dangerous economic gamble — and how shifting from one buyer to two changes the whole picture.
Last Tuesday, my former colleague logged into a routine 9 a.m. video call. Three minutes in, his screen went black.
Email, gone.… Read the rest “The Safest-Looking Salary Is the Riskiest Bet You’re Making”
There is a road bike in my hallway. It is made of Italian aluminium, painted the aggressive, vibrant colour of a wasp, and it cost £1,200. I have ridden it exactly four times. Two of those excursions were simply to the end of the road and back to check if the brakes were rubbing.
A shorter version of this ran on Medium, and there’s a video walkthrough on YouTube if you’d rather watch it than read it.… Read the rest “I Stopped Renting My Own Mind (a Dead Emperor Fixed It for Free)”
