Good. New year energy. Let’s do pieces that feel current, slightly unhinged, and aware that the calendar flipped but nothing magically healed.
Below are article concepts with strong contemporary hooks, each suited to that broken, lost-human voice you liked. Pick one and we’ll write it. Or we can shotgun a few.
1. “Nothing Reset at Midnight and We All Know It”
New Year’s as collective magical thinking.
Resolutions as soft lies.
The quiet dread of pretending the calendar did emotional labor it didn’t.
Themes
Time fatigue
Rituals we don’t believe in but keep performing
The lie of fresh starts in late capitalism
Tone
Dry. Tired. Honest. Slightly cruel.
2. “The Internet Is Haunted and We’re the Ghosts”
Dead platforms. Abandoned timelines.
AI trained on the voices of people who logged off forever.
Everything archived. Nothing remembered.
Themes
Digital afterlife
Algorithmic grief
Posting into a void that remembers you better than your friends
Tone
Eerie. Fragmented. Melancholic satire.
3. “The Age of Effortless Everything and Why It Feels Like Shit”
One-click art. One-click meals. One-click relationships.
Convenience as erosion.
Nothing is hard and nothing is satisfying.
Themes
Friction as meaning
Automation fatigue
Why ease isn’t the same as care
Tone
Resigned. Observational. Knife-quiet.
4. “We’re All Brands Now and None of Us Consent”
Identity as product.
Authenticity as performance.
Every thought quietly monetizable.
Themes
Selfhood collapse
Platform incentives
Why sincerity feels dangerous
Tone
Bitter. Self-aware. Minimal rage.
5. “Everyone Is Burnt Out But Nobody Is Allowed to Stop”
Burnout as background radiation.
Rest as rebellion.
The lie that recovery is an individual problem.
Themes
Productivity culture
Moralized exhaustion
Systemic fatigue
Tone
Slow. Heavy. Human.
6. “AI Didn’t Kill Creativity. It Just Made Us Notice the Factory”
Follow-up to the AI art piece.
Creativity as labor.
The difference between expression and production finally visible.
Themes
Creative economy collapse
Tool panic
Why people are scared of mirrors
Tone
Clear. Surgical. Slightly pissed.
7. “Hope Feels Embarrassing Now”
Cynicism as armor.
Optimism as social risk.
Why caring looks naive in public.
Themes
Post-irony
Defensive despair
Quiet hope hiding in shame
Tone
Soft. Cracked. Gentle brutality.
8. “Nothing Is Going Viral Anymore, It’s Just Circulating”
The death of shared moments.
Everything niche. Everything siloed.
Fame without witnesses.
Themes
Fragmentation
Algorithmic bubbles
Cultural loneliness
Tone
Detached. Observant. Sad-funny.
If you want
I can write one clean and publishable
or raw and feral
or satirical but restrained
or full broken-line existential bleed
Point me at one and we’ll start the year correctly.