The False Binary: Silicon Valley's Obsession With Being Technical
Technical ability is a spectrum, but Silicon Valley turns it into a status marker—and mistakes the label for mastery.
Writing
Everything I've published, in one place. Enter anywhere, and feel free to get lost in the links.
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2026
How Is “Enemies to Lovers” Possible?
It is easier to turn one strong feeling into another than it is to stop caring at all.
Efficient Learning Cannot Take You All the Way to Mastery
Mastery means choosing a craft you love enough to keep pursuing even after the easy gains run out.
You Usually Don’t Need to Pre-Rinse Your Dishes
Before loading the dishwasher, scrape off the large pieces of food and leave the rest.
The Steering Wheel Is a Perfect Example of an Interface Designed at the Right Level of Abstraction
The best abstractions preserve human intention while hiding the machinery underneath.
I'm Process-Oriented in Coding, but Results-Oriented in Writing
Code rewards me while I am making it. Writing rewards me once it exists.
A Good Abstraction Imports the Right Intuitions
The name should teach you how to think before you hear the definition.
Read Your Writing Out Loud
Your eyes read what you meant. Your ears hear what you wrote.
Hello, World
A little about how I got here, why I care about open source, and what I’m building with Epicenter.