Westenberg. > Westenberg. [MENU] 1. Home 2. About 3. RSS 4. Tools 5. YouTube 6. Forum | / Search | → Sign in + Subscribe STATUS // operational Westenberg. | v1.0 | 2026 DEFINITION_ Westenberg. Field Notes on Now. TYPE // publication STATUS // active POSTS // UPDATED // 2026-03-31 01 LATEST $ cat ./posts/latest POST // 2026-03-31 The Entire Internet Is a UGC Reaction Video Now I keep a folder in Apple Notes called “cursed websites,” where I save various artefacts that make me feel like the social contract has dissolved. Call it an act of self-loathing. Call it collecting evidence of the fall. *********** went straight into the folder this morning. It’s a 6 min read READ --> 02 ARCHIVE $ ls ./posts/ $ cat ./posts/* --sort=date --order=desc 2 The World's First Bullshit I opened Twitter this morning and three different startups were announcing "the world's first" something. An AI CMO, an autonomous AI marketer, and a design agent 2026-03-31 4 min read 3 Notes on going solo: celebrating 6 years of Studio Self Since roughly // broadly 2020, I’ve been running a solo-powered minor empire. I have no employees, and my only office is my home office, filled as it is with cat 2026-03-30 11 min read 4 Members Only: On Cathedral thinking 2026-03-26 7 min read 5 Tread carefully, because you tread on my fucks. This newsletter is free to read, and it’ll stay that way. But if you want more - extra posts each month, access to the community, and a direct line 2026-03-24 4 min read 6 "Collaboration" is bullshit. This newsletter is free to read, and it’ll stay that way. But if you want more - extra posts each month, access to the community, and a direct line 2026-03-22 5 min read 7 Members Only: How do we define our own flourishing? Nikolai Kardashev believed we could classify civilisations by the eneregy they harness. The Soviet Astrophysicist proposed three “Types” of civilisation - Type I controls the energy budget of its homeward, 2026-03-20 7 min read 8 Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection This newsletter is free to read, and it’ll stay that way. But if you want more - extra posts each month, access to the community, and a direct line 2026-03-18 5 min read 9 The optimized self and the life that got away This newsletter is free to read, and it’ll stay that way. But if you want more - extra posts each month, access to the community, and a direct line 2026-03-15 6 min read 10 Everything's Casino On the evening of February 28, 2026, American B-2 bombers lifted off from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. By the time they reached Iranian airspace, Tomahawk missiles were already 2026-03-13 13 min read 11 AI Members Only: We desperately need a Reality Literacy 2026-03-11 5 min read 12 The Noble Path It is a truth universally acknowledged that an indie hacker in possession of a widget must be in want of a business model... Every tool is a startup now. Every 2026-03-08 8 min read PAGE 1 OF 17 NEXT --> $ cat ./subscribe.md Get updates Field Notes on Now. SUBSCRIBE_ Home/// About/// RSS/// Tools/// YouTube/// Forum/// Home/// About/// RSS/// Tools/// YouTube/// Forum/// Home/// About/// RSS/// Tools/// YouTube/// Forum/// Home/// About/// RSS/// Tools/// YouTube/// Forum/// © 2026 Westenberg. Sign up Westenberg is designed, built, and backed by Studio Self
