The container of affirmations — or is it a glass of grievances? — sums up the emptiness of algorithm-driven content.
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The container of affirmations — or is it a glass of grievances? — sums up the emptiness of algorithm-driven content
Published
May 13, 2026 12:00PM (EDT)
Joy Jar (anamariategzes/Getty Images)
Will I ever use this pickle container again? Probably not. Should I recycle it? Absolutely not, that jar is my son.
Twenty-four tiny drawers of fun stuff sounds delightful – but not when you’re the one filling the thing, writes Zoe Williams
"I looked at these expectations and knew following them all was impossible, but I felt riddled with guilt."
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