You are being customisedI can press my finger against a certain interface element on my phone screen and move it to another place on the screen. I do this to make…15h ago15h ago
The Human CompassI was looking to write something and felt stuck, so I asked ChatGPT to pretend to be an alien and ask me questions. Basically, I used it as…Dec 17, 2024Dec 17, 2024
On writers using AI to writeI cannot remember when or from whom I heard this, but it was a response by an older writer to a younger writer. It went like this: “Do you…Nov 22, 2024Nov 22, 2024
Fuck authenticityI think we have made too much out of ‘authenticity’. In fact, we may have made more out of it than we should have. We are told to be…Nov 21, 2024Nov 21, 2024
Prisoner — A Personal EssayI was speaking to a chatbot the other day (because humans are stupid) and it told me (in response to a very directed prompt) that perhaps…Nov 18, 2024Nov 18, 2024
Today’s art is tomorrow’s religionThe artist does not exist to decorate your walls and to paint your house. Her purpose isn’t limited to making sure you are entertained.Nov 16, 2024Nov 16, 2024
The forgotten truth about godsOur evolutionary history, stretching back as it does millions of years, has not been fair to us, and why should it be, when fairness is our…Nov 15, 2024Nov 15, 2024
The price of laughterUnless you have been living under a rock, you must know that a bunch of Indian comedians have been called out for making casteist remarks…Aug 22, 20211Aug 22, 20211
Why privilege must embrace invisibilityStop me if you’ve heard this one. There is a patriarchal household where the boys and men don’t cook and the kitchen has been determined to…Aug 14, 2021Aug 14, 2021
The Phantom was racistI grew up reading Phantom. But a reboot of this problematic property is going to have to effectively destroy the legacy of the franchise…Aug 13, 20211Aug 13, 20211