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walledgardens

(6 articles)

🔒 Paid Article (Oct. 6, 2025): The First Exodus: Leaving the Mind’s Egypt

Before any monetary or technological liberation, there must be a mental one. This 1 500-word manifesto traces the architecture of captivity and the inner disciplines that make freedom real.

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🔒 Paid Article (Oct. 7, 2025): The New Jerusalem of Speech

Every revolution of the word is also a revolution of spirit. This essay envisions a new age of free expression built on open protocols, where truth is not hosted but inhabited. T

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Free Article 2 (Nov. 18, 2025): Walled Gardens, Dog Leashes, and the Price of Dependency

A satirical but honest look at how modern platforms control the pace of our lives — from Rover’s 20% skim to Amazon’s non-clickable links — and why true sovereignty feels like trying to walk three dogs that refuse to agree on a speed.

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Free Article 2 (Nov. 14, 2025): When Every System Feels Like Friction

On a day when nothing seemed to work — from vanished Nostr events to dead-end posts on Nextdoor — I found myself confronting the truth about walled gardens and why sovereign tools feel so hard in the beginning

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Free Article 1 (Nov. 5, 2025): The Hidden Cost of “Easy” Platforms

What looks like convenience—templates, integrations, one-click publishing—often hides dependency. Every “easy” platform is a velvet cage, built to keep creators tethered while selling them the illusion of freedom.

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Free Article 1 (Oct. 7, 2025): Continuum and the End of the Feed

The infinite scroll was never neutral—it was an instrument of control disguised as convenience. This essay argues that the end of the feed is not nostalgia for the past but a rediscovery of authorship and rhythm.

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