SAIL: This changes everything • Buttondown

There have been a three points in my life where I have felt something like "this is something huge...it changes everything". The first was during an interaction with a Commodore Pet computer, loading a mine sweeper-type of game. Having a device that allowed users to change what it did and "executed" with simple commands was stunning. It felt like a writable and create-able world, at the hands of each individual. The second moment was in early 2000 as digital networks gave individuals the ability to effortlessly share their thoughts, reflections, and creations with the world through web 2.0/social media - anyone creating and anyone sharing.