Social media is awash with content that exists on a spectrum of mediocre to bad.
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People Are Worried About Recession, But the Attention Economy Is Already in One!
If you work in marketing, you may have heard the term attention economy. It’s usually used to impress upon marketers the need to be interesting and relevant to gain the attention of a disinterested populace.
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If you know me or stalk my Instagram account, it’s obvious I have a singular obsession – the ocean.
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I struggle with waking life. Too much time in it, and the ineffable thing that keeps me vital, withers.
Continue reading “My Favourite Experiences Feel Like Dreams While Awake”Solo Travel to Sri Lanka Can Be Uplifting and Ugly
Anita and I chat about her recent solo trip to Sri Lanka. Her laid-back travelogue slowly becomes a horror story about dodgy holiday destinations promoted by Booking.com and TripAdvisor.
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Anita and I stay light and fluffy for our second conversation. We discuss swimming alongside giant sharks, battling with digital arseholes, and we ask the question – are people the mere playthings of enormous super organisms?
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Some of my best conversations are with my wife, Anita AKA Plastic Girl, in our kitchen… so we’ve turned one of our little chats into a podcast.
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I have always felt like an outsider. This is not a lament or a statement to garner sympathy, it’s a simple observation. I feel different and people perceive my difference as something a little weird or strange. Continue reading “The Perfect Place for A Fringe Dweller”
My Time-Out Torture
Time – I never have enough of it, so I always seek to gain more of it. As I write this, I find myself with a surplus of time. I should be satisfied, luxuriating in my windfall, yet I’m frustrated. I’m holed up within a hostel, situated in the remote coastal town of Coral Bay. Continue reading “My Time-Out Torture”
Message in a Bottle
When a whale beaches itself and dies, we treat it as a tragic mystery. Continue reading “Message in a Bottle”