FAQ

No. Julian Thorne is a fictional essayist persona — a creative writing portfolio of technology essays. The biography, the byline and the personal details are fiction; the essays themselves are offered as opinion and analysis, not as a real person's professional record. See About.

Technology and its human consequences: AI, privacy, attention, algorithms, work and platforms, and the wider civic effects of all of it. See the theme pages — On AI, On privacy, On attention, On algorithms, On AI and work, On platforms, and On technology and society.

Wherever a title catches you — the essays don't require an order. For a guided entry point, Themes lays out the recurring ideas directly, and Essays is the full list with short descriptions of each.

No. These are personal essays — opinion and analysis, offered for interest and reflection. They aren't professional, technical, legal or investment advice, and shouldn't be treated as such.

Only when there's a real essay to send — no fixed schedule, no filler. See Newsletter for why the low frequency is deliberate rather than an oversight.

No. The essays are opinion and analysis written in general terms, not reporting — they deliberately avoid citing specific studies, statistics or quotes, real or invented. Where a claim needs a citation to stand, it isn't made here.

Neither, by design. The stance across the essays is skeptical rather than cynical: not rejecting the tools, but insisting on looking directly at the specific trade-offs each one makes. See Themes for the fuller argument.

Yes — Essays lists the full collection with a short description of each piece, organized by theme.