A slow newsletter in a fast world. For the un-optimized.
We spend our entire lives absorbing signals.
From the internet, from culture, from the people who raised us, from the world around us. And somewhere in the middle of all that, there’s us — the self — trying to make sense of it all; trying to figure out which parts to hold onto, which to let go of.
That is the big ol’ nut signal versus self is attempting to crack. And it’s not as simple as smashing it wide open.
Sometimes it’s about exploring the internet, media, and all the ways we make sense of the world. Other times, it’s about identity, expectations, empathy, and the weird ways we change (or don’t). Mostly, it’s about whatever’s on my mind: things I like and things that make me stop and go hmmmmmm…
signal versus self is the companion to my YouTube channel under the same name.
They are my creative playgrounds to follow my curiosity and process thoughts — in whatever length and format I feel best expresses the idea. Each platform offers its own experience, not chopped-up, recycled content for more views.
In a world that demands speed, I don’t make things on a timeline or to chase trends. I make slowform, narrative-driven work that sprawls with intention, stretches toward depth, and rewards slow-burn attention. It’s creative un-optimization, by design.
Because my videos take time and don’t run on any predictable publishing schedule, this is where I go when I am 10+ hours deep into research I cannot unsee and need somewhere to share everything in-between. Here you’ll find:
Essays, observations, and threads worth exploring.
Exploratory energy and insights around what I’m working on, half-formed ideas, and rabbit holes I fell into right before bedtime and now can’t sleep…
Updates on new video essays and sometimes even B-side stories and tangents that didn’t make it into a video.
If you found me through YouTube, subscribing to this newsletter is the best place to stay connected to my work. And if you found me some other way, welcome.
Glad the internet still works sometimes.
