8.10.25: Meaningless Swipes

Sometimes I open my phone, swipe through five apps, and realize I didn’t actually want anything. I wasn’t checking for news or messages. I was just... checking. Looking for a ping. A buzz. Some dopamine breadcrumb. And I know the algorithm knows. It can sense the wandering. That soft, aimless scroll. It starts showing me dog rescue videos, old movie clips, and ads for ergonomic chairs. My phone’s like, “Buddy, you okay?” I’m not sure. But I’ll scroll for another six minutes just to make sure I’m still human. Or at least still curious.