Ideas
Thoughts on sharing, privacy, and building a better internet.
The breakfast photo
In July 2025, Kyle Chayka wrote in The New Yorker about something he calls Posting Zero, a point where ordinary people stop sharing things on social media.
Read →1 min readNo wonder everyone stopped posting
Our friends got placed next to content creators.
Read →2 min readDifferent people want different things
The people who want to see photos of your dog aren't necessarily the people who want to see updates about your kids.
Read →2 min readWhat families lose at a distance
If you see your family regularly, you know what's going on in their lives.
Read →1 min readWhat people call you
To a niece or nephew, I'm Uncle Tyler.
Read →1 min readMore ways to be social
My partner and I tried the BeReal idea in Pools one day.
Read →2 min readWhat exactly are we trying to ban?
There’s lots of discussion around restricting social media for teenagers.
Read →1 min readQuitting isn't the only answer
There’s so much advice about deleting apps, digital detoxes, flip phones, and so on.
Read →2 min readWe should go here
My partner and I send each other a lot of things.
Read →2 min readThe link I don't send
Say I'm out with a friend and I'm telling him about Rory Scovel's new standup special.
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