Recalculating: How convenience, algorithms, and the monetisation of everything are steering us off course

A quick heads-up before you read:

On the surface, this post covers a HGV stuck in a narrow country lane, the decline of local journalism, the visual noise of late 1990s web design, how the LinkedIn feeds operate, and why AI platforms are starting to look like modern ad space.

They might sound completely unrelated. But if you follow the thread to the end, they are all symptoms of the exact same digital shift, and it affects how every one of us works, thinks, and navigates decisions today.

Here’s how it all connects…

Full essay here