Parenting

Parentcaster

There is so much alpha in having a 3-year-old. You can teach them to fly a kite, or ride a scooter, and it is literally the best thing that has ever happened to them

Founder, The Roots of Progress (rootsofprogress.org). I write about the history of technology and the philosophy of progress. Former tech founder.

I love the moments when you realize that things you take for granted as cliches are completely new and amazing for them. I remember blowing my son’s mind with the separating thumb trick. “Oh, right! You’ve never seen this!” That combined with the fact that they have no inherent notion of the bounds of our abilities.