I’ve been feeling super stuck lately, and not just in one area or in small things, but tons of places and areas of my life. My last post highlights some of this, and I hope to continue that conversation here.

I’ve just been frustrated recently with feeling like there’s too many conflicting systems in tech. Not enough of the pieces fit together. Like, why do I need a subscription to every news source, app, tv/movie provider, different audio sources, etc? And why don’t they talk with each other? I don’t want 5 apps to read content and 5 more to watch content and 5 others to post my ideas/content. I don’t want to follow people in multiple apps and keep up with tons of feeds. I understand it’s very complex and that many incredible things are in the works to change some of these things, but it feels like it’s so far away and I can’t really enjoy improved systems and better tech right now.

It’s also frustrating cuz it feels like there’s only so much I can do to get where I want to be. For example, I could build my own apps, create my own system of tech. That way I would be in control of the features, the integrations, the branding, and all the cool things I was to impact. But then, would I be able to connect with other people? And can I honestly replace all the necessary parts of my life with my own apps? It sounds like a huge burden to try and solve.

Is the Fediverse the answer to many of these things? How about AI? How about web3? Is there even an answer at all or am I focusing on questions that won’t go anywhere? I’m not sure.

Sometimes I really wanna give up on tech and design and try a totally different life, but I don’t even know what that looks like or what I would build and create then. I still love a lot of the systems and concepts I’ve built and I want to try to keep making them happen, but it’s also incredibly exhausting. 😮‍💨🫠