Thinking out loud
about how we scroll
Weekly essays from the Topick team on digital wellness, learning in public,
and building a social platform around real-life activities.
The Scroll Phone Is Genius. You Don't Need Two Phones to Do It.
Why Meher Ahmad's brilliant two-phone experiment proves the problem isn't your phone, it's the feed. Topick flips it: you post what you do in real life, and your momentum creates the challenge.
Hobby Apps Are the New Social Networks. Here's What Comes Next.
The Guardian is right: the flight to Strava, Goodreads, and Letterboxd is the healthiest trend in social media. They proved community around interests works. Topick adds what's missing: a reason to put the phone down and go do the thing.
Read this articleNew Mexico Just Rewrote the Rules for Teen Social Media. Here's What It Got Right.
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $942M and change how Facebook and Instagram work for teens: age verification, a 90-hour monthly cap, quiet notifications, hidden like counts. The ruling targets the mechanisms. The feed itself is still the problem.
Read this articleMaking Friends as an Adult Feels Impossible. Interest Circles Are the Fix.
Jay Shetty's experts — Mel Robbins, Andrew Huberman, Dan Buettner — converge on the same science: adult friendship needs proximity, shared energy, and committed circles. Topick is the practical version: interests first, circles that keep showing up.
Read this articleHobbyamory Is the New Dating. Here's What It's Missing.
The New York Times reports that singles are trading dating apps for salsa, chess, fiber arts, and cake decorating classes. The trend is right. Side quests start you; streaks keep you going — that's the missing layer.
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