Calm & Fluffy

Is AI turning music streaming services into comment sections? 💬

The century-long squeeze that led to this moment

Nov 18 • 

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Spice up your life (and health) 🌶️

Plus: ice-cold ambient music, Japanese 'techno kayō', and ending your extremely online era.

Nov 11 • 

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Fluffiness as an act of resistance

Gentleness might be our toughest armour.

Nov 4 • 

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October 2025

Offline after 8pm for 30 days: what sucked and what stuck

Thirty nights of almost doing what I said I’d do.

Oct 30 • 

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10 gentle things to do this weekend

Play with gravity, dance in the kitchen, light a candle, and doodle for a friend.

Oct 23 • 

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Toolbox: How to stave off Berlin winter depression

A winter survival guide for Berlin’s sleepless creatives

Oct 8 • 

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The first time I burned out

A grassroots campaign squeezed into four frantic months

Oct 1 • 

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September 2025

Why I’m spending my October evenings offline

And how you can join me on this adventure for peace & health

Sep 23 • 

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On leaving Instagram again: Why disconnecting feels different this time

Why disconnecting feels different this time

Sep 17 • 

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Delete by default

A challenge for YOU + some personal updates + new challenge in October!

Sep 12 • 

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August 2025

From Spotify to ChatGPT: The case for distributed ownership of platforms built on human creativity

Our last chance for a fair internet may depend on who owns AI

Aug 27 • 

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The notifications I wish I'd turned off sooner

Putting the NO in notifications on my phone

Aug 5 • 

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