Sam's Digital Forest

Reflections, notes, resources, and ideas on things that currently interest me. Updated monthly: Archive. Last Updated: February 2026.

Things I Am Currently Thinking About

Social Media and the Oral Tradition Derek Thompson's podcast with Joe Weisenthal put into a clearer lens something I have long sniffed, but couldn't make much sense of as a whole. It's trite to point out that social media is killing our attention spans, making us less social, spreading disinformation, etc. However, through orality theory Joe lays out how social media is changing the way we share, consume, and digest information.

Things I Am Currently Enjoying

Traveling This past month has been busy with a company retreat in New York City, followed by a separate visit two weeks later. I am currently gearing up for a RWC 2026 in Taiwan, which will be the longest flight I have even done.