Purpose

As a developer, my goal is to help create a Internet that feels more genuine and welcoming.

I believe this involves taking lessons and inspiration from the Internet of the past, and figuring out an exciting way to integrate those vibes with the bleeding edge of tech that is available today.

Backstory

I personally have grown to feel very dehumanized most of the time I interact with things online. I recall a moment in late 2024, when I was watching a short sports video on a social media app, and it hit me all of a sudden that I felt disconnected from humanity and from myself. The video was great, but it wasn't sent to me by a friend or family member. It was sent to me by an algorithm, and my enjoyment of it was commodified. No one was there to enjoy the video with me.

At this moment, I immediately uninstalled all social media from my phone. I began reaching out to friends to connect with them, talk with them more directly, spend more time with them. Even in online spaces, I began to focus my energy much more on building deeper relationships with the people I knew, and having more genuine and personal interactions. This shift in my focus, sparked by a simple sports video, renewed my passion in my own career and changed the way I view myself as a developer.

I've always been focused on ethical development as much as possible, and have a history of advocating very hard for accessibility and inclusion for all projects I've worked on. My new perspective propelled this determination even further. I began to revisit tech from the 90's and early 2000's, a time when the Internet felt more hopeful, fun, and exciting.

Now my goal is to combine the comforting nature of that Internet with the accessibility and appealing visuals that we see more of today. This task is a challenging one, since the nostalgia is so difficult to capture and recreate without memories. A website or application would have to channel the vibes of the nostalgia without sacrificing its modern technology and improved readability.

This challenge is my passion. I'm here to do everything I can to bring around an Internet that people want to engage with, and an Internet that makes people feel like people—not like clicks.