"Not in the nostalgic, “things were better in my day" way.
More in the "I refuse to be gaslit by modernity" way. I refuse to pretend that constant connectivity has made us happier. I refuse to buy into the idea that infinite scrolling is anything but digital debt—time spent, nothing gained.

I love technology. I love the Internet. But I hate what's been done to it.

I hate that everything is optimized for engagement instead of meaning. I hate that we treat labor exploitation as a feature, not a bug. I hate that the same billionaires who gutted local journalism now act like slop is the answer. I hate that we've spent two decades building digital spaces only to end up with walled gardens owned by the same five companies, keeping us pacified and consuming."

You hit a certain point, and you stop playing along.joanwestenberg.com/im-entering…

I’m Entering My Curmudgeon Era

My current project: I've been dusting off the old hard drives with my ripped CD collection and loading them into an iPod.

^{Joan Westenberg (westenberg.)}