Real Housewives of San Francisco

The exploratory musings of an honest-to-God married lesbian work-from-home tech founder in Twin Peaks

People, Not Posts: Part II

What comes after social media?

Tessa Brown
Jul 25
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People, Not Posts: Part II

People, Not Posts

Why do we still call it "social media"?

Tessa Brown
Jul 17
1
People, Not Posts

The End of Textuality

Authenticity in the age of GenAI

Tessa Brown
Jun 2
3

Consent Before Cryptography

My talk for Atmosphere Conference 2026

Tessa Brown
Apr 30

Why E2EE?

We either have private lives, or we don’t. 

Tessa Brown
Feb 5
5
Why E2EE?

1 Year on the AT Protocol: Part II

Unpacking the Invisible PDS

Tessa Brown
Dec 16 '25
14

1 Year on the AT Protocol: Part I

Putting Social Media Back on the Internet

Tessa Brown
Dec 9 '25
11

Communication Is a Responsibility, but Ghosting Is a Right

Boundaries mean you love yourself. What's scary about that?

Tessa Brown
Oct 28 '25
1

Theories of Love Island

(Or, Soft-Core Labor at the End of Empire)

Tessa Brown
Oct 16 '25

Why blog?

Why, in the year of (y)our lord 2025, would I start blogging again? 

Tessa Brown
Sep 30 '25
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