Tag: fake

The dopamine hit of fake shopping

There is a new trend out of South Korea that feels both deeply innovative and slightly existential. They are called dopamine sites. You browse. You select. You add to cart. A courier accepts your order.You can even track the delivery in real time. And then nothing arrives. It […]

The words of a charlatan

Overenthused Over-complimentary Opaque 1,000 words a minute Unremarkable, yet fantastic Punctuated in all the wrong places Randomly set Just between us Honestly, honestly Like a butterfly song Flitter and flutter You want to believe because its so pretty But don’t turn your brain off Don’t be fleeced of […]

A muted sense of joy out of cynacism

A merry-go-round was never her thing. Even on those slow-moving supposed entertainment mechanisms she would feel ill. An odd feeling of unease would overcome het. She felt an odd nostalgia around redundancy and feelings of inadequacy. If she couldn’t handle a carousel, what would happen on a rollercoaster? […]