ideas
essays, book reviews, creative experiments, and field notes on technology, philosophy, and building without permission

nominal value fallacy
we've confused a number as the definition of wealth, but that math doesn't hold in traditional finance. what if everything you work for today, is worth more tomorrow
apr 16, 2026the price of everything is the price of the dollar
five products, one pattern – why prices rise when we keep getting better at making things
apr 5, 2026essaysthe big mac should be getting cheaper
a fixed product rose 154%. CPI says 82%. the gap tells you everything – US 2000–2024
apr 2, 2026books12 rules for life: a personal review
a personal review of peterson's book through two readings, fear and growth, and what changes when you learn to self-regulate
mar 30, 2026finance is the 6th pillar of biohacking
financial fitness is a biological advantage, financial discipline is a biological investment
mar 13, 2026
social networks and custody mismatch
why the social graph should be infrastructure, and what it costs when it isn't
mar 11, 2026
nostr is centralizing. by design
every centralization point was a rational response to a missing tool. each solved problem removed the pressure to build what would have prevented the next one
mar 5, 2026
the power of independence
five layers of independence – the difference between needing less and having more
aug 28, 2024