There's a secret about the internet that nobody wants to talk about. We're all selling something. Even this post. Even me. Some pretend they're different. Special. Above the game. They're not. The internet turned attention into currency, and we're all
Your daily doomscrolling is a luxury most folks can’t afford. The single mother working three jobs doesn’t have time for despair. The refugee rebuilding their life doesn’t indulge in it. The activist on the ground organizing their community isn’t wallowing in it. They’re too busy
Most people want to be something. They want to be entrepreneurs, thought leaders, creators, innovators. They collect the titles like badges, imagining how they'll look on their Twitter bio. But wanting to be is the smallest part of becoming. The real work - the work that matters -
We're thinking about creation and reputation backward. When I tell people they should build in public, I get a look of horror. "But it's not ready yet!" they protest. "What if people see my mistakes?" The standard way to build things is
You're looking at oligarchy all wrong. You're watching Elon Musk's Twitter circus and thinking that's what real Power looks like. You see him posting memes at 3 AM, buying social networks on impulses, and launching cars into space. You're studying
I. The Problem Let’s start with a confession: I’m launching a startup. I know — in 2025, the world needs another startup like it needs another TED Talk about finding your authentic self. But here’s the thing: I’m not really launching an startup. I’m building something
Cynicism is the cheap seats. It’s the fast food of intellectual positions. Anyone can point at something and say it’s broken, corrupt, or destined to fail. The real challenge? Building something better. The cynic sees a proposal for change and immediately lists why it won’t work. They’
In 1941, Captain America’s first comic showed him punching out Adolf Hitler. It wasn’t a metaphor, an exploration of the complexities of international relations, or a statement: evil exists, and sometimes, you have to face it. Imagine that cover being pitched today. “But have we considered Hitler’s
Someone accused me of bias this morning. Specifically, bias against MAGA and Trump supporters. Apparently it’s disappointing to discover that I’m not the morally neutral arbiter of truth they imagined me to be. So let’s talk about it. Let’s talk about my neutrality. The accusation of
Today, I'm launching The Index - a new publication focused on thoughtful, independent journalism and editorial opinion that matters. It's always free to read, and never ad-supported. From day one, we're taking a stance that's both principled and practical. We'll
Two scenes: 1. A medieval peasant, having worked fourteen hours in the field, sits on a wooden stool watching the sunset. His mind is blank. He feels nothing in particular. 2. A modern knowledge worker, having attended eight Zoom meetings, scrolls frantically through TikTok while half-watching Netflix and messaging three
Remember that kid in high school who would suddenly discover a deep passion for whatever music the popular crowd was into that week? Meta is essentially that kid, except instead of switching between pop-punk and indie rock, they’re pivoting between political ideologies with billion-dollar implications. The backlash to Meta’