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you're in her DMs, I made her Germ DM 🔌 ceo and cofounder of @germnetwork.com 🌱 san franciscan today, chicagoan 4eva proponent of life on earth 🐝 lately writing at https://rhosf.leaflet.pub

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Real Housewives of San Francisco
Real Housewives of San FranciscoJul 17, 2026
People, Not Posts
Why do we still call it "social media"?
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Real Housewives of San Francisco
Real Housewives of San FranciscoJun 2, 2026
The End of Textuality
Authenticity in the age of GenAI
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Real Housewives of San Francisco
Real Housewives of San FranciscoApr 30, 2026
Consent Before Cryptography
My talk for Atmosphere Conference 2026
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Real Housewives of San Francisco
Real Housewives of San FranciscoFeb 5, 2026
Why E2EE?
We either have private lives, or we don’t. 
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Real Housewives of San Francisco
Real Housewives of San FranciscoDec 16, 2025
1 Year on the AT Protocol: Part II
Unpacking the Invisible PDS
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Real Housewives of San Francisco
Real Housewives of San FranciscoDec 9, 2025
1 Year on the AT Protocol: Part I
Putting Social Media Back on the Internet
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Real Housewives of San Francisco
Real Housewives of San FranciscoOct 28, 2025
Communication Is a Responsibility, but Ghosting Is a Right
Boundaries mean you love yourself. What's scary about that?
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Real Housewives of San Francisco
Real Housewives of San FranciscoOct 16, 2025
Theories of Love Island
(Or, Soft-Core Labor at the End of Empire)
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Real Housewives of San Francisco
Real Housewives of San FranciscoSep 30, 2025
Why blog?
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