Tessa Fights Robots - Being Human Among Robots

Lovers, Missionaries and Technology: A Story of a Passionate Little Boy

Listen, baby. I’ve built a castle for you. I want you to love my castle, and I want you to love me for building it.

I am an Outsider: A Story of Freedom

In a world driven by financial self-preservation, truth-telling is a commercial affair. Truth, the edited version, hello.

Civilization at a Crossroads: Feelings, Words, and a Power Grab

Our masters don’t mind our fighting with each other for the leftovers from their table.

The Speedup

Imagine trying to get happy on a tight deadline. Like you have ten minutes to get happy, or else your boss is going to punish you.

Facts, Soundbites, Disinfo: Who Decides What’s Real?

Our soundbites are our digital drugs.

I Wanted to Talk About Dating R Kelly But Ended Up Talking about Russian Culture Instead

This story is about the Russian women and our cross-generational strengths, weaknesses, courage, and servitude.

Too Many Names to Remember: Are We 7 Billion Anonymous Observers?

I can watch a video with 55 million views, cry over it, feel the feeling—and never know who made it, or who was in it.

Holy Innovation! Man Prays to His Brain (Silicon Valley Version)

May there be no roots, only Holy Innovation. May there be no responsibility, only Holy Disruption.

Heated Arguments about Politics: The Endearing Tragedy

Reality is about love. We don’t have to spread somebody else’s virus any further, it’s up to each of us to take the responsibility and break the cycle. It’s a big cycle, it will probably take all of us to break different parts of it – together, with love.

Honor, Betrayal & Whistleblowing: How I Tried to Confront Corruption & Walked Away

Early last year, I buried a sense of betrayal and moved on, away from the drama. Until I heard other women’s stories of disrespect and bullying, by the same guy. Screw it, I got courage.

Manifest Destiny, Robot Future, and Other Lucrative Fantasies: Getting from Sh*thole to Perfect Order

Everybody likes to be in charge of the machine, and nobody likes to be used as fuel. When we fight about values, we fight for who gets to be in the cushiony seat of the machine operator and who gets to be the judge.

How I Watch the News + Happiness

There is no good reason not to wake up from this lying nightmare now and stand up tall.

The Reason I Feel So Disgusted with FB Pontification Lately Is…

An insane conversation (laced with treacherously friendly iPhone ads), in my face, 24/7, delivered by respectable adults, is not easy on my cognitive state.

Feudal Society 2017: The Shiny Way of Keeping Each Other Miserable

The planet has everything for people to sustain themselves. But, violence. But, money. But, fear of going hungry, fear of pissing off the gatekeepers, fear of shame, poverty, and unlove.

Extraction, the Greedy, Greedy Eater of Love

Why is extraction redefined as the main goal of life and a measurement of success?

Nature, Flags, and Birch Trees: Political Power of Emotions

Birch trees grew in Russia long before communism, and people lived well off the generosity of the land long before America. The ‘nature-to-flag transformation’ is happening over here, too, served to the beautiful, strong people with good hearts.