Hitchhiker to the Future
@hitchhiker2future.bsky.social
I study the games people think they’re playing and the games their systems actually reward.
Mostly thinking in public.
Occasionally wrong on purpose.
Mostly thinking in public.
Occasionally wrong on purpose.
I used to think inconsistency meant I needed discipline.
Turns out I was switching games without realizing it.
Turns out I was switching games without realizing it.
January 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I used to think inconsistency meant I needed discipline.
Turns out I was switching games without realizing it.
Turns out I was switching games without realizing it.
I used to think inconsistency meant I needed discipline.
Turns out I was switching games without realizing it.
Turns out I was switching games without realizing it.
January 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I used to think inconsistency meant I needed discipline.
Turns out I was switching games without realizing it.
Turns out I was switching games without realizing it.
Two creators can say the exact same thing.
One builds trust.
The other builds noise.
The difference isn’t quality — it’s which game the audience thinks is being played.
One builds trust.
The other builds noise.
The difference isn’t quality — it’s which game the audience thinks is being played.
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Two creators can say the exact same thing.
One builds trust.
The other builds noise.
The difference isn’t quality — it’s which game the audience thinks is being played.
One builds trust.
The other builds noise.
The difference isn’t quality — it’s which game the audience thinks is being played.
I’m starting to believe alignment is a three-body problem:
Content × Game × Audience
Miss one, and things feel “off” even if the work is good.
Content × Game × Audience
Miss one, and things feel “off” even if the work is good.
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I’m starting to believe alignment is a three-body problem:
Content × Game × Audience
Miss one, and things feel “off” even if the work is good.
Content × Game × Audience
Miss one, and things feel “off” even if the work is good.
A useful question I keep coming back to:
“What problem does this content actually solve for someone?”
“What problem does this content actually solve for someone?”
January 20, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A useful question I keep coming back to:
“What problem does this content actually solve for someone?”
“What problem does this content actually solve for someone?”
Same content can succeed or fail depending on the game it’s playing.
Most creators don’t have a content problem.
They have a game mismatch problem.
Most creators don’t have a content problem.
They have a game mismatch problem.
January 19, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Same content can succeed or fail depending on the game it’s playing.
Most creators don’t have a content problem.
They have a game mismatch problem.
Most creators don’t have a content problem.
They have a game mismatch problem.