The Privilege of Ignorance
Ignorance is not a simple lack of information, but a privilege actively produced by our society. Material comfort insulates us from the systemic injustices upon which our comfort is built.
Read MoreThe Myth of Meritocracy
The popular myth of meritocracy in Australia is an ideological tool used to justify systemic inequality. Let's explore how education, work, and wealth are shaped not by a "fair go," but by underlying class structures that perpetuate privilege.
10 Rules for a More Fulfilling Life: Four Years Later
We're going to revisit ten guiding rules I wrote four years ago and see what still holds up when they're tested against real life, neurodivergence, discipline, and doubt.
The Art of Game Design: Exploring Seven Great Games
Through seven distinct and innovative titles, we'll explore the core principles of exceptional game design, analysing how each game blends mechanics, narrative, art, and music to create unforgettable experiences.
Witches, Healers, and Heretics
The figure of the “witch” is a political target whose real-world knowledge threatened the powerful. Women healers, midwives, and keepers of folk medicine have been systematically branded for over half a millennium as heretics in a war over knowledge, bodily autonomy, and control.
The Death of the Seasons
Using the strange case of an Australian Halloween as a central analogy, let's look at how global capitalism flattens time and place, severing our rituals from their history and ecological context to sell them back to us as hollow commodities.
The Memoir
When Axon interviews Lyra, he’s forced to confront the limits of his own worldview. The act of documentation becomes a mirror, reflecting more of himself than of her.
A Journey Through the Stories That Inspired My Stories
My writing explores a spectrum of ideas, from sociological fulfillment to urban fantasy politics. Rather than following a set formula, my creative process is akin to a dialogue with authors whose works I enjoy, using thematic parallels to their works to frame my own character-driven, philosophical narratives.
You Don't Have to Suffer to Be Good
No amount of guilt or buying things can repair the damage capitalism inflicts on our sense of community, purpose, and genuine connection.
Do Androids Dream of Original Ideas
I aim to answer one simple question: Do androids dream of original ideas? To answer this question, we’ll go back to when I was desperately trying to put together a talk about AI and creativity....
The Sanitised Revolution
We're taught that history's greatest victories for justice were won through peaceful protest and moral persuasion, but every right we take for granted was secured through economic disruption, militant resistance, and the credible threat of violence. By sanitising our history, we've convinced ourselves to protest in ways designed to be safely ignored.
The Power of Observation, Part II: Sousveillance as Resistance and Reclamation
Some thoughts on how sousveillance—surveillance from below—can be used by ordinary people using smartphones and digital tools to monitor power structures rather than simply being monitored by them.
Cycles of Complex Trauma and Family Systems
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder is often the result of surviving family systems designed around control rather than care. We'll examine how narcissistic family dynamics create the patterns that define CPTSD, and why understanding these systems is important for recognition and healing.