Long-form Editorial
Independent writing on technology, culture, and the internet. Feature-length analysis published on a live news cycle. This is where the unfiltered thinking lives.
My Substack is where I write without a brief. The pieces published here are self-directed — no client, no approval process, no word count. They exist because I had something to say and the skills to say it at length.
The Last Plane Out of Farcaster
A 3,000-word reflection written the day the acquisition was announced. The piece needed to celebrate what the platform got right while asking the questions its community avoided. Writing it in a single sitting was a deliberate choice — the argument had to feel urgent, not workshopped. It demonstrates sustaining a voice and a through-line across a long narrative arc under a tight window.
Read: hellofrommarv.substack.com/p/the-last-plane-out-of-farcaster
Openclaw, Commandeer My Device
AI discourse splits cleanly between enthusiasts and sceptics with very little middle ground. I wanted to hold both perspectives at once — the real utility and the real costs — and write for people who haven't already picked a side. Published during a live news cycle to offer a grounded take when most coverage was running hot.
Read: hellofrommarv.substack.com/p/moltbot-commandeer-my-device
Why This Matters
Long-form editorial is where you see a writer's actual ability. There's no template, no brand guide, no brief to lean on. It's just thinking, structure, and voice — sustained across thousands of words. These pieces show that I can hold a complex argument together, write on deadline, and produce work that people choose to read when nobody is making them.