Eclectic Corvine Muses

A PhD student's feeble attempt at netting their fleeting thoughts and interests into something worthwhile.

Composable Trust, Part 3: 1 Community, 3 Sovereigns, No Landlords

An architectural model to yield members, Rosters, and Venues sovereignty over their own domains, and none over each other’s.

March 04, 2026

Composable Trust, Part 2: Separating Trust from Governance

”Who belongs” and “What belonging means” are different questions. What happens if one steward stops answering both?

March 03, 2026

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Composable Trust, Part 1: Communities Without Credible Exit

We guarantee that users aren’t subject to platforms. Yet communities are still subject to their stewards. Can we fix this?

March 02, 2026

Why Online Democracies Fail

A compendium to my upcoming proposal for community infrastructure within the AT Protocol

February 08, 2026

A Portable Scheme for Semi-Private Community Spaces in the AT Protocol

Quick spitball idea on how to create soft-gated safe spaces for communities non-cryptographically

January 23, 2026

To Become a Citizen

On what it means to concretize my American citizenship

October 29, 2025

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