https://nickgomez.me/essays/Recent content in Essays on Nick GomezHugoen-UShttps://nickgomez.me/essays/build-so-you-can-lose-the-tools/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nickgomez.me/essays/build-so-you-can-lose-the-tools/A system you can run but can’t rebuild isn’t really yours. You’re renting comprehension, and the tool isn’t yours.https://nickgomez.me/essays/if-i-can-do-it-once/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nickgomez.me/essays/if-i-can-do-it-once/Unfamiliar isn’t the same as unable. The first real proof collapses false uncertainty, and most intimidating things are bundles you can break into pieces and prove one at a time.https://nickgomez.me/essays/ai-generated-legacy/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nickgomez.me/essays/ai-generated-legacy/The old version of this problem took decades to form. AI can hand it to you in months: something important that runs, and nobody left who understands it.https://nickgomez.me/essays/ai-is-a-mirror/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nickgomez.me/essays/ai-is-a-mirror/AI doesn’t inject intelligence into the operator. It amplifies what’s already there, and leverage cuts both ways.https://nickgomez.me/essays/framers-vs-gamers/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nickgomez.me/essays/framers-vs-gamers/You can get very good at a game someone else designed, or you can shape the game itself. Most people never notice there’s a difference.