Archive - Working Theorys

MEDIA AND MACHINES.

The operating system of our era — and why every empire will be half-media, half-machine.

May 4 •

April 2025

In the age of slop, craft is rebellion

A conversation about craft, code, and creative freedom with indie game artisan Neal Agarwal, creator of Neal.fun.

Apr 23 •

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March 2025

February 2025

January 2025

Untitled Future, 1

a short story serial

Jan 24 •

December 2024

Writing Wrapped

I published 52 pieces this year (plus favorite tweets and an essay from the vault).

Dec 29, 2024 •

Everyone needs two shticks.

Dec 18, 2024 •

Invisible Duels

You didn’t agree to this duel. Yet it’s happening.

Dec 3, 2024 •

November 2024

Intellectualism Goes Mass-Market

Substack wants to be the final boss of the creator economy, even as it cringes at the term itself.

Nov 20, 2024 •

September 2024

Taste Is Eating Silicon Valley.

Just as software ate the world and dramatically transformed industries in the last era, taste is now eating software—and with it, Silicon Valley.

Sep 19, 2024 •

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