Field Notes6 min read
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.
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9 posts
Field Notes5 min read
The Burnout Cascade
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.
Information Beings6 min read
Boundary Recursion: When Ideas Choose Their Vessels
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.
Information Beings13 min read
Introducing: The Debugger — When Reality Becomes Code
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.
Field Notes7 min read
Design Officer Moment: When Aesthetics Become Infrastructure
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.
Field Notes6 min read
Model Context Protocol (MCP): How AI Agents Will Transform Messaging in 2025
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.
Information Beings7 min read
Big Tech Investments and the Evolution of Augmented Reality: A Glimpse into Our Future as Information Beings
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?
Field Notes9 min read
10 lessons from a 5 year rollercoaster ride at Facebook
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.
Field Notes4 min read
What you should know about Facebook Voice Audio Comments: Delivering Happiness.
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.