“Whagwan, sweetie!” It’s a Friday night, I’m downtown walking to catch the streetcar while fumbling with the Hoopla app on my phone to find a song that has randomly started playing in m…| time spent offline
Attention is a hot commodity in the new economy: The new economy doesn’t want your money— Just your attention. Mark Zuckerberg wants your attention. Elon Musk wants your attention. And even t…| time spent offline
All my dreams came true this year. I even met someone offline. I loved hearing him tell the story: “We were at a comedy show and there is this woman heckling from the sides.” I smile coyly. I am th…| time spent offline
All addiction is escapism. The first time I hear you can smoke inside the casino Downtown Detroit, I can’t believe my ears. “You’re lying,” I say to him in disbelief. HeR…| time spent offline
“I wouldn’t stand there if I were you,” I’m waiting for the streetcar with my AirPods blasting Drake. I pull one of them out instinctively; the music pauses and I step off t…| time spent offline
“Babe, what’s the passcode?” I ask coyly. I’m prepared for war if I don’t get what I want: The passcode I asked him to set to turn my smartphone into a dumb phone, and…| time spent offline
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