Ken
Father, thinker, and caretaker of the garden.
This space is where thoughts, systems, and writing are cultivated together. The work here is shaped slowly, edited not very often, and arranged so each note feels like part of a larger garden rather than an isolated seed.
About me
I’ve adopted many personas throughout my life, but Ken is more than just another one in this list. After living for (not so) long 32 years, dealing with depression for over 10 years, having two daughters and finding out I’m autistic at 31, Ken is born with all that bagage. Does that mean I’m hiding behind this persona? Somewhat. My main idea was to wear a new mask just so I felt more comfortable sharing stuff I would feel awkward doing so as any of my other personas, including the “I” which lives my everyday life.
I can assure you it’s not hard to find out who I really am, but I hope that doesn’t become an issue for any of us. Right now, right here, I’m just Ken, the Jackal. I am (for now) a Chief AI Officer, working long hours in an industry that I feel like does not deserve any of my sweat. When I’m not beating machine spirits into conformity, I’m wasting the little patience I have left doing digital methods research for political sciences, specially digital democracy.
We will discuss, in due time, my unconventional religious background and how faith is such a hard concept for my mind to wrap itself around. Being weird all around, I’ve also dedicated long years of my life to both Rosicrucianism and Martinism, both of which I’m now mostly disconnected from (you would be surprised at how much time esoterism and occultism can consume).
Working Principles
I use this garden as both a workshop and an index. Some entries begin as loose fragments, others arrive nearly complete, but they are all treated as part of the same editorial surface. The goal is to publish ideas, keep them connected, revisitable, and visibly alive.
There are only three simple rules to the garden:
- Be honest, gentle and kind above all else.
- Talk about everything and anything, even if I feel uncomfortable.
- Write the texts myself, no AI, just human thoughts, fears and passions.
Why This Garden Looks Like This
I think gardens feel the best at sunset, when they are relatively dark, colder and cozy. I also love more vintage aesthetics, so I tried my best to make it look a bit retro, while keeping the garden as content-centric as possible.
This is why the UI/UX leans on strong page frames, visible metadata, and restrained components. The atmosphere matters, but it only works when the reader can still tell where they are, what they are reading, and how each piece connects to the rest.
What Lives Here
Expect notes about technology, random thoughts, life experiences, poetry, music, and whatever else I want to yap about. Some pieces are polished; others are still changing. The point is to show the work as it grows, not only after it has settled.
That’s it. Welcome to the garden!