There is something slightly ridiculous about writing a long essay about algorithms, attention, and the way platforms encourage us to make everything shorter and more immediately consumable. Because this is, of course, a blog post. And apparently nobody has time for those any more. Two-minute reads. Five things you need to know about the ten things. The thing you can understand before your coffee gets cold. So this one is already in trouble ... It is too long. Which is rather

Starting Monday, I’ll be taking part in Jamune — a month-long creative challenge built around making and sharing something new every day throughout June 2026. I’ve already been quietly posting in the run-up across various places, but I thought it might be useful to say a little more about what I’m actually doing — and perhaps why. On one level, Jamune is simple: each day begins with a shared prompt or starting point. Everyone interprets it in their own way and makes something