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Monetize Dystopia. Research at the intersection of markets, technology, institutional decay, and the systems replacing what no longer works.
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Long-form analysis, market structure, philosophy, and working thesesβpublished in public.
59 published notes
2026 latest dispatch Subscribe for new work β 01 philosophy
The things that seem the most important flow through the fingers like sand. Wind blows. Amnesia dictates importance. The liminal state, waking up. The world of dreams is no different from β¦
23 Aug 2026
5 min read
β 02 markets
What the SECβs proposed startup exemption, fundraising exemption, Form TR safe harbor, and state preemption would actually do.
20 Aug 2026
8 min read
β 03 Research
The world around you tells you what to focus on. Thus, locking in is the wrong frame. A delicious irony. One of the most successful funds of all time predicted the Singularity. Called itself β¦
19 Aug 2026
8 min read
β 04 Research
Useful Gibberish Writing in the era of AI is difficult; it requires knowing and bowing to your own inadequacy in the face of the machine.
Take, for example: I built a simple scoring mechanic β¦
16 Aug 2026
11 min read
β 05 philosophy
Money, capital, and the tribute you already pay.
16 Aug 2026
39 min read
β 06 markets
Putting numbers around goblin preferences in advancing OpenAI models.
28 Apr 2026
7 min read
β 07 Research
Find forbidden fruit while others starve to death trying to make the perfect fork
08 Apr 2026
4 min read
β 08 markets
Part 2 in AI generated text experiment designed to cause extreme consciousness changes in consumers
18 Dec 2025
11 min read
β 09 markets
Part 1 in AI generated text experiment designed to cause extreme consciousness changes in consumers
28 Nov 2025
10 min read
β 10 markets
That which was shall be once more, if not at first then just before
19 Nov 2025
15 min read
β 11 markets
My simplified thesis for a never ending speculative mania that is now a matter of national security
21 Sep 2025
5 min read
β 12 Research
understanding the underlying drivers of the Doom Thesis and what to do about it on a personal level
20 Aug 2025
7 min read
β 13 markets
understanding the underlying drivers of the Doom Thesis and what to do about it on a personal level
20 Aug 2025
7 min read
β 14 markets
On the fundamental role of building an economic network
29 Nov 2024
5 min read
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