Archive - Signed, A Friend

Should AI Get Paid for Emotional Labor?

Welcome to Signed, A Friend, an occasional exploration of friendship, loneliness and what holds us together.

Nov 1 •

Brendan Cooney

October 2025

The Default Mode of Alone

We're Choosing Solitude Without Realizing It

Oct 6 •

Brendan Cooney

August 2025

When Adults Need Camp: The Real vs. Artificial Paths to Connection

Why we're returning to childhood methods to solve grown-up loneliness, and why AI can't follow us there

Aug 15 •

Aug 3 •

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