You wake up, grab your phone, and see the notification that ruins your whole week. “We removed your post because it goes against our Community Guidelines.” Or worse, you can’t log in at all. Your account has been suspended. The first emotion is shock. The second is anger. And then comes the paranoia. Who did … Continue more
It usually happens on a Friday afternoon. You are finishing up work. You open an email attachment that looks like an invoice or a shipping notification. You click “Enable Content.” And then, your wallpaper changes. A red screen appears with a countdown timer. All your files your photos, your tax returns, your unfinished novel are … Continue more
I am going to make a prediction. You have one password. Maybe two. You use a variation of it for everything. For your bank, it’s Monkey123!. For your Netflix, it’s Monkey123. For your email, it’s Monkey123$. You think you are being clever by adding the special character at the end. You think you are beating … Continue more
It happens in a heartbeat. You click “Send.” The money leaves your account. And then the realization hits you like a truck: The website wasn’t real. The ‘Bank Manager’ was a fake. The crypto investment was a Ponzi scheme. Whether you are sitting in a flat in London, a house in Toronto, or a suburb … Continue more
Let’s be real for a second. You’ve gotten the email. We all have. It usually lands in your inbox at 4 PM on a Friday. The subject line is something vague like “Important Notice Regarding Your Account.” You open it, and it’s a wall of legal text that eventually says: “We take your privacy seriously, … Continue more
It’s 11:30 PM. You’re staring at your phone. You just typed “Water.” The bar turned red. Rank: 42,000. Okay, maybe it’s not nature. You type “Computer.” Red again. Rank: 28,000. You type “Love.” Yellow! Rank: 2,500. And then you spend the next twenty minutes typing every emotion you can think of “Hate,” “Anger,” “Joy” only … Continue more
It’s Sunday morning. You have your coffee. The sun is shining. You feel intellectual. You open a news website. You click “Crossword.” You solve three clues. You are feeling like a genius. And then, the pop up appears. “You have reached your limit. Subscribe for $40/year to finish this puzzle.” It is the most buzz … Continue more
It usually happens in a fit of rage. Someone sends you something nasty. Or maybe it’s a spam bot trying to sell you crypto. Or your ex being… well, your ex. Your thumb hovers over the button. “Report and Block.” You tap it. The chat vanishes. The problem is gone. But then, 20 minutes later, … Continue more
It happened at 7:14 AM. I rolled over, grabbed my phone eyes still crusted shut, mind barely functioning and opened Snapchat to keep the streaks alive. (Because God forbid I lose a 400 day streak with someone I haven’t spoken to in real life since 2022). I scrolled to my Best Friend’s name. I froze. … Continue more
You are scrolling through Instagram and you land on that person’s profile. You see a VSCO link in their bio (usually vsco.co/username). You are dying to see their photos, but you hesitate. Does Instagram tell them I clicked it? Does VSCO send them a notification saying “Sarah just viewed your profile”? It is a valid … Continue more
We have all been there. You have a Private account. You open your notifications and see a “Follow Request” from someone you definitely do not want to see your weekend photos. Maybe it’s your boss. Maybe it’s an ex. Maybe it’s that nosy auntie who comments on everything. You want to hit that Delete (X) … Continue more