005 / on scale
logged: october 2025 / san francisco
scale is not about size. it's about leverage.
the most powerful systems create exponential impact from linear input.
one person's idea becomes a million people's reality.
but scale without human connection is empty growth.
the challenge: how do we scale human impact while preserving human meaning?
networks. platforms. protocols. these are tools for human-scale leverage.
true scale happens when individual actions aggregate into collective transformation.
billion-person problems require billion-person solutions.
but they start with one person, one idea, one decision to build something that matters.
scale is personal impact multiplied by human infrastructure.