I write to clarify what I’m building—and to keep myself honest about what works.
Most platforms treat social life as content. That framing distorts the design: it rewards performance, increases noise, and makes responsibility someone else’s problem. Infrastructure asks different questions: who can do what, with which resources, under what constraints, and what happens next.
“Local” isn’t a vibe—it’s a set of constraints: geography, culture, institutions, supply chains, time, seasons, and the limits of attention. Systems that ignore locality tend to become brittle or extractive. Systems that honor it stay coherent.
I’m not interested in novelty for its own sake. I care about systems that can be stewarded: maintained, understood, improved, and passed on without requiring a priesthood.
Trust becomes manageable when participation is legible. Not in a punitive way—just in a “what happened, what’s true, what’s next” way. Good systems reduce the need for constant negotiation.
This page evolves as the work evolves.