Notes from the Economy Class

Notes from the Economy Class

Plenty of content around technology, culture and commerce, zero legroom.

The inhumane ick of AI slop

Sep 14, 2026

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3 min read

The inhumane ick of AI slop

Admit it: You can tell when something is slop and it makes you feel kind of gross, right?

Lisa Schmeiser
Lisa Schmeiser
Reading the room you're not allowed into

Sep 3, 2026

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2 min read

Reading the room you're not allowed into

People are about to get real judgy about the differences between those who scroll and those who turn the page.

Lisa Schmeiser
Lisa Schmeiser
Through the Pervert Glasses, darkly

Aug 24, 2026

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3 min read

Through the Pervert Glasses, darkly

The link between unasked-for technologies and the removal of human autonomy has rarely been so overt

Lisa Schmeiser
Lisa Schmeiser
The Breakfast Club is not going to meet the Gen Z moment

Aug 18, 2026

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3 min read

The Breakfast Club is not going to meet the Gen Z moment

A brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal are in no way equipped for SEC university dorm room reveals

Lisa Schmeiser
Lisa Schmeiser
America is funny about women and money

Aug 8, 2026

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3 min read

America is funny about women and money

You can usually tell where the economy's headed when people get weird about what socially acceptable roles women are allowed to have

Lisa Schmeiser
Lisa Schmeiser
Babies: Famously private about their diaper status

Jul 27, 2026

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3 min read

Babies: Famously private about their diaper status

Or, I tell you all about the time someone tried to sell me a product that would have locked me into doing all diaper changes forever.

Lisa Schmeiser
Lisa Schmeiser
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