PinnedAlasdair CannoninThe StartupThe Enjoyment of Negativity: On ‘The Social Dilemma’I If God Is Dead, Social Media Is Permitted11 min read·Oct 21, 2020--1--1
Alasdair CannoninThe StartupAs a writer, I’m afraid of capitalism — not ChatGPT.We expected the ‘routine’ jobs to go first. After ChatGPT, though, creatives face the threat of automation. Freelance authors and artists…3 min read·Sep 9, 2023--3--3
Alasdair CannonPlaying & (Knowing the Other’s) RealityTransitional Phenomena, Empathy & Epistemology11 min read·Feb 10, 2023----
Alasdair CannonSecondary Narcissism & Freudian SubjectivityAn essay I wrote for the Concepts in Psychoanalysis Module, undertaken as part of Birkbeck, University of London’s MA in Psychoanalytic…12 min read·Jan 17, 2023----
Alasdair CannonCan Australia Afford COVID-Zero?Originally written for RealTimeCEO14 min read·Sep 16, 2021--1--1
Alasdair Cannon‘Another Now’ by Yanis VaroufakisA Review (That Sort of Became an Essay on Why You Should Respect This Man)11 min read·May 14, 2021----
Alasdair CannonShoshana Zuboff’s InevitabilismThe Politics of Technological Change, Pt. I6 min read·Jan 6, 2021--1--1
Alasdair Cannon‘F*cking My Stepson for Stimulus Check’: An Essay On Ideology + American Pornography“Nobody ever goes broke overestimating the rage and misogyny of the average American male” — David Foster Wallace, Consider the Lobster.15 min read·Nov 12, 2020--1--1