I'm a writer and researcher interested in the questions underneath the things we take for granted. I write about philosophy, economics, technology, cryptocurrency, governance, freedom, authority, consent, autonomy, and whatever else catches my attention. I like pulling ideas apart, following the evidence, questioning assumptions, and seeing where the rabbit hole leads.
23 Sep 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Ancient Warrior $0.02
How much money could you save by making your own deodorant? A stick of commercial deodorant can cost around $8. The DIY version in my latest piece comes out to about $0.76. I also look at why we started caring so much about body odor, what we're actu...
14 Sep 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Ancient Warrior $0.00
I have been silent on this matter for too long and it needed to be said. Read The Full 20 Minute Article Here
9 Sep 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Ancient Warrior $0.02
A look into the symbolism behind the 72 Names of God, and how that number connects Exodus with Yesod and the Christos Oil process. The symbolism moves from the cloud and the divided waters into the generation, retention, and ascent of the oil through...
4 Sep 2026 1 minute read 1 comment Ancient Warrior $0.00
What is all this shit!? The writing editor is bad enough as it is now I have to wrestle with ads? Why is isn't brave blocking these?
1 Sep 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Ancient Warrior $0.04
A response to my latest post from @Valued-Customer got me thinking about something I didn't really explore in the article itself: independence. His argument was centered around decentralization and how spreading production and capability across indiv...
31 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Ancient Warrior $0.05
I just published a new long-form piece on Substack. The article starts with a pretty simple distinction: consent and compliance are not the same thing. From there, it gets into coercion, “meaningful choice,” political authority, voting, the “consent...
30 Aug 2026 7 minute read 1 comment Ancient Warrior $0.13
If you came to Hive or Blurt because you wanted to earn tokens for writing articles, making videos, taking photographs, or creating other content, I think there is something you need to strongly consider. You might be looking in the wrong place for t...
27 Aug 2026 7 minute read 0 comments Ancient Warrior $0.09
The core question in this essay was inspired many years ago through a lecture from Eric WhoRU Williams. The argument presented here as follows, however, is my own exploration of where that question has lead me. Defining The Terms Before I take a dee...
26 Aug 2026 10 minute read 11 comments Ancient Warrior $0.16
What does financial freedom actually mean? Most people probably think of having enough money that you don't have to worry about where your next paycheck is coming from. Maybe it's being debt free, owning your home, having enough saved to walk away fr...
