Can AI democratise democracy?
Wherein JJW talks to a Political Scientist about ‘democratisation’.
Royal blue comic sans
Wherein JJW relates a story about an old job he once had.
A Komposita of feelings
Wherein JJW reflects on the depression and cognitive dissonance Millennials experience.
Online security spring clean to get rid of a phishy smell
Wherein JJW almost gets phished and explains how to limit the potential of it happening to you.
How to be making the writing goodly
Wherein JJW reheats an old column from Salient about how to make the words write good.
A conscious choice to fuck up the planet
Wherein JJW marvels at the wastefulness of AI-centred techno hypercapitalism and its failure to produce anything which will meaningfully avert climate catastrophe as well as presenting a list of (some of) the things we could spend money on instead of investing in pictures with screwed up hands and the most average copy.
Space school + the USA Part 2
Wherein JJW muses about the rest of his time at Space School and Houston as well as a short trip to Austin and how cool the Artemis mission is!
Playing personal space invaders
Wherein JJW talks to a neuroscientist about personal space and why people suck at respecting it.
Space School + the USA
Wherein JJW muses about his first week as a mentor at Space School 2024 and the current state of the United States.
Ernest Shackleton: cat-killing failson
Wherein JJW ponders the explorer, grifter, and animal murderer who for some unknown reason holds a special place in New Zealand’s culture. #MrsChippyWasMurdererd
Wowser
Wherein JJW helps out a pal by musing about his relationship with alcohol (estranged) and drinking culture in New Zealand and Australia (just strange).
Aussie Aussie Aussie
Wherein JJW reflects on becoming an Australian citizen, identity, and the bleak state of New Zealand.
JJW READS 2024
Wherein JJW lists out all the books he read in 2024.
Tech is a walled garden filled with AI Triffids
Wherein JJW talks about how tech companies have built walled gardens and let AI Triffids loose inside.
Bye bye, Substack. Hello, Buttondown
Wherein JJW ditches Substack for Buttondown.
Cutting back the booze
Wherein JJW talks about one year of being sober and the importance of conversations to spread awareness about offering non-alcoholic alternatives.
Techbros are Trying to Rewire Our Brains to Believe in Reptilian-Shapeshifters
Wherein JJW confesses to doing a bad thing, and what he's learnt from it.
Combating Hypercapitalism with Mutual Aid
Wherein JJW explains the concept of Mutual Aid and how doing stuff IRL is actually pretty cool.
JJW goes to a Lord of the Rings extended version marathon
Wherein JJW sits through all +11 hours of the Lord of the Rings Extended Editions back-to-back-to-back
This is not a joke
A serious message from This Is Not A Grift before we leave Substack.
Kremelta's Very Horny Recipes
Wherein JJW looks at SEO gone wild on a family-friendly household name brand of Kiwi coconut oil.
SHYPTO: Crypto for community and climate
YOUR CHANCE TO GET IN ON THE SEAFLOOR.
I bought you a Melania Trump NFT. Merry Christmas.
Wherein JJW buys a Melania Trump NFT for Webworm readers.
More Than A Feilding guest column
Wherein JJW talks about his taste (or lack thereof) in music.