The first day on a new job is full of awkward introductions, a firehose of information, and the soul-crushing weight of a hundred-page HR manual. You’re handed a stack of forms and a login for a training module that was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
College—the hallowed institution where you’ll spend four years mastering the art of discussing postmodernism in coffee shops but graduate without the slightest clue how to unclog a drain. Universities are fantastic at teaching niche skills, like identifying 18th-century French literature[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’ve all sat through the cybersecurity training. We’ve nodded along as IT lectures us about “hovering over links” and “checking sender addresses.” We’ve even scoffed at the hilariously obvious phishing attempts—”URGENT: Your CEO’s Dog Needs Bitcoin!”—feeling smug in our cyber-savviness.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Have you fallen down the digital filter rabbit hole, where a few taps can transform us from sleep-deprived mortals into ethereal beings with flawless skin, anime eyes, and cheekbones sharp enough to slice cheese. Sure, it’s fun at first—until you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s something uniquely humiliating about being yelled at by a pre-programmed fitness instructor who can’t even sweat. I’ve been using these virtual training apps long enough to realize they’re not actually designed to help me – they exist to gaslight[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
VR treadmills are what happens when engineers who’ve never met a human try to solve the problem of “how to walk in virtual reality without walking in real life.” The result? A bizarre contraption that makes you look like a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The seemingly simple act of proving one’s humanity online has devolved into a gauntlet of increasingly bizarre and often infuriating visual puzzles. We are routinely asked to identify blurry crosswalks, distorted street signs, and the ever-elusive sliver of a bus[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Do you know those OSHA posters? The fluorescent-lit, jargon-filled masterpieces that hang in every break room, clinging to the wall like a motivational speaker at an unpaid internship conference. It’s the one piece of workplace decor that screams, “You have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cybersecurity engineers build Fort Knox, only for users to prop open the door with a rock labeled “password.” There’s a hilarious disconnect between what developers think users will do (Surely they’ll enable 2FA and memorize 20-character passphrases!) and what users[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Explaining online safety to someone with low digital literacy often turns us into frustrated dog owners yelling “NO! BAD WEBSITE!” at their screens like they’re scolding a golden retriever chewing on a power cord. The struggle is real: how do[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…