Why write ?

Writing is a pharmakon (a drug) — it produces forgetfulness in the souls of those who learn it, because they will not practice their memory. They will trust to the external written characters and not remember of themselves.

• Plato, Phaedrus (274c–275a)

Socrates wasn’t exactly a fan of writing. He believed knowledge should live in dialogue — with others or with oneself.

So… why write at all?

Because we live in an age where “Attention is all you need” isn’t just a transformer paper title — it’s survival advice. Our minds sprint like caffeinated hamsters, leaping from tab to tab.

Writing forces you to slow down. Whether you’re typing or scribbling (a debate for another day), you move at the speed of thought instead of the speed of scroll. The brain gears turn slower, but with more torque. That’s where dialogue happens — the internal kind.

Why share ?

Happiness is only real, when shared.

• Christopher McCandless

And so is knowledge. It compounds when shared — like interest, but without the late fees.

My hope is that by putting thoughts online, they might stumble into like-minded corners of the internet. Maybe spark a conversation, or at least a knowing nod from someone out there.

Why not substack or medium

A few reasons:

• I build software for a living — so posting code experiments on a platform I didn’t build felt a little ironic.

• I believe in the open web — not just as an idea, but as a practice. Information should be accessible, expressive, and free of unnecessary gates (and paywalls).

• I wanted the freedom to design my own corner of the internet. Part blog, part playground, part “please-don’t-look-at-the-source-code.”