Writing

Against the Drift

Against the Drift is a body of long-form writing that explores how individuals, institutions, and civilisations persist under pressure.

The essays draw from medicine, thermodynamics, evolutionary thinking, technology, and history to examine a recurring question: why some systems endure while others decay.

The perspective is shaped by surgical practice, where decisions are irreversible, resources are finite, and failure carries real cost. These constraints inform how complexity, trust, and memory are understood beyond the operating room.

Themes

Recurring themes include:

– entropy and persistence  

– trust, memory, and coordination  

– medicine as a system under constraint  

– technological leverage and its limits  

– survival without hero narratives

Reading

Essays are written to be read slowly. They are not responses to trends, nor are they optimized for speed or agreement.

Selected pieces are published here, with longer or serialized work appearing externally over time.

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