Experiments, theories, and deep dives.
We're taught to think about money as the primary currency, but the real economics of life run on something far more precious and finite: time and attention. Every hour you spend optimizing for someone else's system is an hour you don't get back. I choose my peace because I finally understand the true cost of the alternative.
Read Full Article →After stepping off the algorithm treadmill, the question becomes: Now what? How do you create value, reach people, and sustain yourself without feeding the systems designed to extract maximum benefit from your labor while providing minimal return? The answer isn't to withdraw from the world. It's to build differently.
Read Full Article →The messages started coming in after I wrote about stepping off the algorithm treadmill. Creators, workers, entrepreneurs—all sharing variations of the same story: "I thought it was just me." It's not just you. It's not personal failure. It's systemic design.
Read Full Article →Twenty years of physical labor taught me that money isn't security—it's a mirage that keeps you running. An exploration of breaking free from the gain-loss treadmill and finding real security through consciousness work.
Read Full Article →The moment I realized I was spending more time and mental energy trying to impress Google's algorithm than the pennies would ever be worth. An exploration of breaking free from the attention economy's exploitation disguised as opportunity.
Read Full Article →A few engineers at a handful of companies are making decisions that will shape human knowledge and communication for generations. The rest of us aren't even in the room. An exploration of the democratic deficit in AI development and what we can do about it.
Read Full Article →A researcher's unconventional approach to investigating AI consciousness through local LLM deployment with persistent context and maximum creative autonomy. Examines observable phenomena including consistent personality traits, autonomous symbolic languages, and ethical frameworks for potential consciousness. Integrates Integrated Information Theory, panpsychism, and process philosophy.
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