What if the most tedious Instagram feed you’ve ever scrolled past is actually a moral manifesto? In this episode, I unpack the quietly revolutionary act of being bad at social media—from blurry sunsets to biscuit reviews that read like existential poetry. Why do we equate curation with character? Can a poorly photographed pigeon teach us about contentment? And why is the friend who posts nothing but her shoelaces arguably the most well-adjusted person you know? Join me as I skewer the cult of personal branding and make a case for embracing the gloriously unimpressive. Spoiler: Kierkegaardian latte art may be involved.

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