existential minimalism via static site generation
May 15, 2025 • 3 minutes • programming, minimalismWhat is the marginal cost of happiness? Each new dependency, each build tool or abstraction, quietly claims a piece of your agency. These decisions are not free. Over time, the stack you build begins to shape the way you think. It narrows your options, calcifies your patterns, and it replaces expression with compliance. The more you add, the less you notice what has been lost. The code becomes a weight. At some point, you forget what you were trying to say. When is it enough? What is sick funny? read more →