17 Nov 2024

Talk to the shopkeeper

I work remotely and spend a lot of time at home. This only came about due to COVID as thankfully I don’t work for a company that forced us back into the office once the dust had settled. It was surprising for me to discover that I am actually not a total introvert and turns out that I actually kinda like making small talk with random people. One small joy I’ve discovered recently is going down to the local shop on my lunch break and chatting with whoever is behind the counter for a few minutes.

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13 Nov 2024

A scrappier digital life

People are often surprised to hear that I haven’t bought a single thing from Amazon in over 5 years. Even the most hardened of socially-minded progressives will talk openly about shopping on Amazon. It’s essentially just the worlds supermarket at this point and many don’t see the point in boycotting it. People usually ask me why I do it then. After all they’re so big that one less customer won’t change anything.

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