Convenience Is Stealing Our Community (And We’re Letting It)
Delivery apps, AI, and “frictionless” everything promised to give us time back - but what we traded away were the very skills and social rituals that make life feel full. This piece looks at how we’ve started choosing convenience over connection, why de-skilling is a queer issue as much as a cultural one, and what it would look like to rebuild a life that requires us again.
When the Bot Becomes Your Best Friend: AI, Validation, and the Risk of Losing the Real Thing
AI can feel safer than people — instant feedback, no judgment. But when a bot becomes our go-to for comfort and advice, our real-world connection muscles atrophy. This piece unpacks the benefits, the risks, and a better way to use AI without losing the human skills that make life work.
The Intimacy Recession: Why Gen Z Isn’t Having Sex — And Why That’s Okay
As sex rates drop and online intimacy rises, are we witnessing a crisis — or a quiet revolution? From antidepressants to algorithms, this piece explores what it means to want less sex, how desire has evolved, and why choosing connection over performance might be the most radical act of all.