Archive - Writing Online Being Offline

My Amazon addiction: the toxic combination of consumerism and loneliness

Consumerism and loneliness can be a poisonous combination in a digital world driven by algorithms and emotional disconnection. I'm thinking about the…

May 28 • Brooke Murphy

Stop worrying about being performative

Don't let allegations of being performative stop you from being a little cringe.

May 27 • Brooke Murphy

February 2026

Things I miss about the old internet

Back in the early 2000s, the Murphy family got our first taste of the internet.

Feb 27 • Brooke Murphy

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