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what does what you want to do want to do

🌱 This post is in the growth phase. It may still be useful as it grows up.

learn what the second order effects of your interests are.

think toy story. toys like to be played with.

if i like to code, what does code like to do? it likes to be run. it runs more when it’s correct. it also runs more when it’s more broadly useful. being more broadly useful introduces complexity. if that complexity isn’t properly managed (or maintained) it will run less correctly. and be run less.

a video wants to be viewed.

where am i standing in the way, making it hard for the thing i want to do what it wants to do?