Archive - Thriving while Burning

Contradictions #4 - Pride is over ~ stop being gay now

This year, and the last, felt quieter.

Jul 23 • Christian Tooley

February 2026

Contradictions #3 - Migrant Ingenuity vs. Migrants as Political Tools

📸 “We did not come to Britain.

Feb 5 • Christian Tooley

January 2026

Contradictions #2 - AI for Freedom or Fascism?

I started working with AI back in 2015, back in my Consulting Analyst days in Hong Kong - before all the sexy hashtags.

Jan 29 • Christian Tooley

Contradictions #1 - Purpose vs Paycheck

Full disclosure, I’m creating a backlog of my contradictions, but they’re still pertinent and relevant as ever.

Jan 22 • Christian Tooley

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