The Digital
Tobacco Files
A growing archive of essays on the attention economy, digital addiction and the radical exit — companion reading to the book.
Part 1 · Diagnosis· 9 min read
Social Media is the New Smoking — And Science Increasingly Agrees
The parallels to Big Tobacco are no longer a metaphor. A look at the neurology, the billion-dollar business model, and the moment the dealers themselves began to doubt.
Part 2 · Deconstruction· 7 min read
"I Need It for My Business" — and 14 Other Lies We Tell Ourselves
Every social media addict has a story. It sounds reasonable, even strategic. It is, in almost every case, a fairy tale we tell ourselves to avoid quitting.
Part 3 · Transformation· 8 min read
The Great Withdrawal: 5 Hours, 5 Steps — A Protocol for Leaving
Not a digital detox. Not a weekend offline. A structured exit modeled on a proven recovery principle: understand, unlearn, transform. Here is the first hour.