Hi, I'm Leah Reich.
I'm a writer and researcher working to make technology and the internet more human. I've worked for such companies as Slack, Instagram, and Spotify, and my writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Verge, The Atlantic, and other publications. You can read more about me here.
My newsletter is called Meets Most. It's about how the technology we use every day is not designed to benefit us as humans – and about what we can do to try and change that. Please subscribe!
The Presentation of the Selfie in Everyday Strife
The other day, I was catching up some newsletters I subscribe to and perusing the comments. On one newsletter, ostensibly about some very expensive pants but really about the way we engage with trends, I saw a very intense comment from an influencer who seemed to take serious offense to
Technology is Not the Answer
Have you ever had a dream in which you are in absolute danger, and you open your mouth to scream but nothing comes out? Or a dream in which you can hear yourself screaming but everyone around you seems completely unfazed and unaware, as if you were invisible and inaudible?
We Don't Need No Innovation
About a year ago, I gave in and bought an Apple Watch. If I'm honest, I'm not really sure what I "gave in" to, because I never really wanted an Apple Watch. What I wanted was to be happier. Specifically, I was looking for
It's Not Made For You
Don't let "human-centered design" fool you into thinking it is
A Conga Line of Crabs
Can we find real connection in the mess that is social media?
The Department of Inconvenient Truths
What's wrong with tech leadership?
Meditations in an Emergency
With apologies to both Frank O'Hara and Don Draper
On Wednesdays We Write
A brief note that asks: If I did it before, can I do it again?
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