Thursday, 2026-06-04

One layer above
Alters the known forever
Unchanging below

Isn't it strange that paint seems like a permanent alteration, and but it doesn't truly modify the object that it's applied to? Sure, the visual perception of that object is changed, but the object below is the same besides the addition of an encompassing layer.

This leads me to some cursed questions:

Is the act of painting analogous to incurring technical debt?

Was the advent of vinyl wrapping analogous to the invention of agentic coding?

What is an object?

Anyways... hopefully that didn't ruin your day. Perhaps haiku is the perfect vehicle for shower thoughts.