Creativity is like a houseplant, not an endless well. You need to seek out sunlight, water, and nutrients in art, shows, music, experiences, and more to tend to it. And just like plants it has its dormant and active periods and you may not seem improvement for some time.

At this point it's not just about interoperability, it's about keeping your spaces in your control and safe from billionaires enshitifying your experience for more capital extraction.

The internet isn't as fun as it used to be and it's pretty obvious why.