If I already know you, you can ignore Sydney here. Let’s reconnect. Just send me a note using one of the methods below and I’ll get back to you pronto.
I’m also delighted to hear from fans, followers, and anyone who sincerely wants to chat about interests we have in common. Just tell me a bit about that shared passion and I’ll respond.
I spent decades on social media, right from the very beginning, and in that time, watched them drift from exciting virtual communities into soulless commercial marketplaces. What finally drove me away wasn’t a single post or policy change - it was recognizing the slow erosion they’ve inflicted on how we think, and how we treat each other.
You know that AI Apocalypse we’ve all been dreading? Turns out it wasn’t algorithmic intelligence we should have been worried about - algorithmic greed will do the job long before real AI ergos its first cogito sum.
For those who are wondering about the old site, you may recall that I got hacked a while ago, and, frankly, my enthusiasm for continuing to wage that particular battle evaporated overnight. What to do, what to do?