culture

Emergence Is an Excuse: Toward a Forensic Ethics of System Design

When systemic harm is repeated, profitable, and structured, complexity is not an explanation. It’s an alibi.

Apr 26 •

When Early Detection is Deviance

Clarity that arrives before the group is ready gets coded as friction. And friction gets managed, not engaged with.

Apr 21 •

What The News Could Be

You open your phone to check the news; twenty minutes later you’re overstimulated and underinformed.

Apr 18 •

What We Built, and Why We Let Go

In August 2024, we decided to end Andwise, with no formal press release, no dramatic pivot tweets—just a resolve to shut it down before becoming…

Apr 12 •

Some pain will, of course, be there.

You arrive at the hospital from the airport, taking MARTA straight to Northside.

Apr 5 •

"Why Can’t They Just Die Already?"

Why Waiting for Boomers to Disappear Won’t Save Us

Apr 4 •

Is Honesty an Expensive Hobby?

When does cunning becomes a strategic choice? Or, why are shitty people so wealthy?

Apr 3 •

Refusability is the Future of Design

Why “No” Makes Every “Yes” More Real

Apr 2 •

Will the World Deserve Our Kids?

We Grew Up Asking If We’d Get To Have Kids. Now We’re Asking If We Even Should.

Mar 30 •

The Spectacle of Fraud

Real Cheaters Slip Away While the Vulnerable Get Flagged

Mar 29 •

Privatizing Atlanta's South Downtown

From the 1996 Olympics to SoDo’s “Tech-Led” Land Grab

Mar 28 •

We Almost Paid for Cat-Sitting!?

How Strict Building Rules Undermine Real Community

Mar 27 •

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