Simone Salis

I remember exactly when I noticed the shift. 2012, the early days of Instagram.

When something in our bodies grows too fast with no limit, we usually need a doctor.

How many people are you angry at right now?

My meditation teacher said something that stopped me cold: “We fall in love with the idea of a person, and then we fight so hard to keep it alive.”

I forgive you.

If you ever stood outside the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York, you noticed how the glass cube rises like a minimalist temple, appearing even more ethereal than the Kaaba in Mecca.

A note on this provocative essay: In seven months, it reached over 100,000 unique readers and was translated into more than five languages, becoming more popular on HackerNews than the discussion about Trump's tariffs.

A student performer recently reached out to ask me about transitioning from college to “the real world” while pursuing comedy and video production.

“Sometimes creativity is a compulsion, not an ambition.” — Edward Norton There's something comedic about my dog's reaction to Trump's voice on inauguration day.

Diogenes was knee-deep in a stream washing vegetables.

Try to read a page.

A veteran of photography recently told me she's “really been enjoying AI street photography.”

Borgmann's distinction between “things” and “devices” is crucial to understanding our relationship with technology.

How many tasks you can check off before your soul quietly packs its bags and leaves?

We're living in the convenience regime, an era where convenience reigns supreme.