The Prefix
In October 2021, Facebook renamed itself Meta. They didn't take a word. They took the prefix that generates every other word. A case study in concept colonization.
In October 2021, Facebook renamed itself Meta. They didn't take a word. They took the prefix that generates every other word. A case study in concept colonization.
AI labs burn out their employees with civilization-scale competitive pressure. That burnout radiates outward — to developers, then educators, then anyone whose tools keep shifting every 90 days. The release cadence is the stress wave. Everyone downstream absorbs it.
The boundary between thought and expression is recursive: speak the unspeakable, and more becomes possible. Ideas choose their vessels as much as we choose them.
Paused drafting the MCP expansion when Morocco erupted. Wrote five posts on GenZ crisis, governance, and AI economics. Midway through, the pattern surfaced: same diagnostic framework for protocols and protests. Bug reports for reality. Stack traces across domains. This is my operating system.
Three major design appointments in 48 hours reveal a deeper shift happening in tech power structures. From Meta licensing Midjourney's aesthetic tech to Figma landing another Meta executive, we are witnessing the elevation of design from craft to strategic infrastructure.
Why MCP is the most important AI infrastructure you've never heard of. The 5 layers reshaping WhatsApp, Messenger, and human communication through AI agents.
The AR arms race between Meta and Snap, exploring the strategic brilliance of Meta's Ray-Ban partnership, and discussing the societal implications of our evolving relationship with technology. Are we becoming information beings or silicon beings?
Reflecting on a five-year journey at Facebook, this post shares 10 valuable lessons learned, ranging from the rapid pace of business, skill evolution, embracing challenges, the art of failure, navigating corporate politics, the essence of service, and the balance between work and personal life. These insights offer guidance for thriving in a fast-growing, dynamic corporate environment.
Exploring the evolution of communication, this post discusses the shift from text-based messaging to voice interactions on social media. It introduces 'Talk & Comment,' an experiment that allows voice comments on Facebook, reflecting on its potential to bring fun and emotion back into online interactions.