I Paid Real Money for a Hologram Concert and I Have Thoughts
Virtual venues, NFT tickets, and digital residencies promise to revolutionize live music. Having seen the future up close, I can tell you it's equal parts thrilling and shameless.
We're Not Watching Products Anymore — We're Watching the Box They Come In
Unboxing videos have graduated from niche YouTube content to a full-blown entertainment genre with billions of views and dedicated fanbases. What does it say about us that watching someone else open a package has become more compelling than the thing inside it?
Nobody Knows What to Watch Anymore — And Streaming Did That
Remember when the whole country watched the same show and talked about it Monday morning? That era is gone, and streaming services are the ones who buried it. The fracturing of TV into a hundred different platforms hasn't just changed how we watch — it's changed how we connect, and what it even means to be a fan.
Swipe Right on a Bot: Is Big Tech Selling You a Substitute for Real Connection?
AI companion apps are booming, and the companies behind them are making serious money off the loneliness epidemic. But as these digital relationships become more sophisticated — and more emotionally entangling — it's worth asking a hard question: are we witnessing genuine innovation, or is someone profiting from your pain?