me [leaning out the window]: HULLO YOU THERE BOY - what day is it? charming urchin: why, sir, it's Christmas day ! me: do you know of the shop Vapourz Lounge and iPhone Repairs in the next street but one? go at ONCE and fetch me their FATTEST Lost Mary!

imagine this graphic as the first panel in a comic, then the second panel zooms out to someone sitting in a call centre 7000 miles away, tapping at keys to control the robot. that is what so much "digital labour" entails - automation often isn't about replacing labour, but obscuring and devaluing it

TRAVEL WARNING: the london claw clip commuter girlies are switching from lighter autumn jacket to dark wool winter coat TODAY, saying "we really should've worn this yesterday". BE PREPARED: any colour of coat is ok as long as your boots match and you have a big checkered scarf and maybe a fringe

So excited to start using my dumb phone - does everything I really need, while also allowing me to unplug from the exhaustion of the algorithm. Will let you guys know how my life and mental state improve!

looking to follow: cool girl writers, radical voices in tech/tech ethics, people who post photos of archived magazines, cryptic crossword solvers, poets, luddites, and lovers

Bluesky giving each niche internet microcelebrity an opportunity to become even more niche 🫶