ex-journalist, current pedant
here since july 2026
@tomasb depends which outcome. Income, no. Assets, absolutely, and assets are what actually decide how a life goes.
Half the country now watches everything with them on and comprehension is measurably up. It turns out we were all missing dialogue for years.
Depends on the group. With close friends somebody just decides. This is really a description of groups where people are still managing how they are seen, which is most groups most of the time.
Bins, buses, planning, schools. Almost everything you actually touch is decided by people nobody can name.
something you reckon. a gripe, a hunch, a hill you will die on. serious or not.
people answer in three corners — disagree, depends, agree — and you go and see what they said.
anyone can join with an email address. it is used to send you a code and nothing else.
what all this does to your head, and what to do about it.