Observations on systems, inefficiency, and the pursuit of rational outcomes.
Finding a good airport bar used to be a skill. You learned the terminals. You developed instincts. You made judgment calls. Then the algorithm started making them for you. And the recommendations were perfect. Which is exactly the problem.
Read more →When you renovate something, the object continues to exist during the process. The roof gets replaced while people still live in the house. The store stays open while they redo the flooring. The website remains functional while you update the backend.
Read more →People often ask why more "successful" individuals—by which they usually mean wealthy ones—don't simply step in and fix American politics themselves. The assumption is that money, competence, and leadership are transferable skills, like a pilot's license or a Costco membership. They are not.
Read more →So here's the thing about ziplock bags. They lie. Not in a dramatic way. Not in a way that makes you question reality or your relationship with inanimate objects. Just... quietly. Persistently.
Read more →Over the course of seventeen international trips, I documented pricing anomalies, quality variances, and consumer behavior patterns at twenty-three airports across four continents. The data confirms what rational actors have always known.
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