Operator notes & essays

Writing.

Short, occasional, never spam. Anything from a one-line scrap to a 3,000-word essay — newest first. Reply to any of them.

log · May 24, 2026 ·4 min

What competitive gaming taught me about operator flow

I left ranked games because losing ate me. The same intensity, channeled differently, is what I am trying to bring to building things now.
note · May 23, 2026 ·3 min

Marketing in 2026 is splitting in half

AI-amplified slop on one side, craft-driven trust on the other. The two strategies cannot share a roof.
note · May 22, 2026 ·3 min

Sapiens, in a hurry

A short take on Harari's Sapiens — what stuck, what didn't, why an operator should read it anyway.