Confessions of a Looter
Written on June 1st, 2020, immediately following the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, when the narrative shifted, as it always does, to "rioting and looting."
Posts
How I Lost the Joy in Creative Work
How turning creativity into "work" made miserable drudgery out of one of my life's greatest joys.
Hypothesis: The Personal Email Newsletter is the Modern Replacement for Letterwriting
Letterwriting is nearly dead, along with all of its personal (and societal) benefits. Is there a realistic, sustainable way to get some of that back?
The Communal Pomodoro Is The Solution To All Focused Work
In-person work can be distracting to the point of impossible. Remote work can be lonely and self-loathing. The Communal Pomodoro solves all of the problems at once.
This Capitalism Is Terrible Game Design
What Madden 95 on Sega Genesis can teach us about why our entire economic system is crumbling.
Why No One Makes Films and Why That's A Big Problem
In a world of unprecedented disparities, the widest gulf may be between those who get to make films and those who don't.
Your Computer Is Worse Than You At Almost Everything
How we got tricked by Machine Envy into abandoning our greatest skills.