The New Infinite Scroll

… in the AI era. ChatGPT, as many of you, I’ve been using it for over three years. I built a custom assistant on top of it more than two years ago, something I use almost daily, something I know the way you know a tool you’ve shaped with your own hands. It never nagged. It answered, and it stopped. A couple of days ago, … Continue reading The New Infinite Scroll

The Myth: Effortless European Body

… and What Both Sides Get Wrong I have seen this topic around a few times, and as a European living in Brazil I felt something was off. There’s a glossy narrative that makes the rounds on social media: European men drink wine, eat bread, and chain-smoke, yet somehow outlive the average American, who is apparently drowning in seed oils and XXL sodas. It’s a … Continue reading The Myth: Effortless European Body

From Dial-Up to GPT-5

How the AI Moment Rhymes with the Internet’s Dawn Or Does it? Going back for the summer to Spain to visit family, I found myself in my mom’s basement—dust motes in the sunbeams, the faint smell of cardboard and old paper, and boxes labeled in my younger handwriting. In one, under envelopes of old photos from my photo-journalistic period and the detritus of a pre-cloud … Continue reading From Dial-Up to GPT-5

Still in 3D?

This is not an article about gaming. I was checking LinkedIn today when I came across a post by Marta Palomo that hit me right in the chest. It wasn’t just inspiring—it felt like someone had articulated the very shift I’ve been undergoing for the past decade. The post listed perspectives, routines, and emotional upgrades that have become second nature to me, even if I … Continue reading Still in 3D?