We are brainwashed into believing that we need Twitter/X in order to survive as SWers when really, X is a toxically addictive algorithm designed to break our brains and make us think we need it. What we need is to improve our branding and marketing, not waste more energy on social media platforms that only serve our egos with dopamine hits. Books like Stolen Focus help us to understand that Twitter isn't merely a distraction: It's addicted us and rewired our brains in wa

No one can believe that I've been in (and out) of this world for twenty years and as the new year rolled around, I began contemplating the pros and cons of SW in 2026 vs 2006. Although I started my SW venture by advertising on Craigslist and have never worked the blade or placed physical ads in the back of an alternative newspaper, I have experienced the rise of what I call the increasing late-stage capitalist internetification of in-person SW. Although this phenomenon made s

When we glance at a SWer's ads, website, and social media, they may seem suave, smooth and seductive while lithely posing, nips ablazing in that sheer, glamorously overpriced Honey Birdette lingerie set. Their hair is perfect. Their "look" is perfectly catered to the male gaze. Their social media is... mostly perfect. (Not talking about myself here.) Observers would have no idea, based on surface observation, that many SWers are neurodivergent and at a bare minimum, a little