About me
A bit about my values and interests
Hi, I’m Nathan. I’m a Software Engineer and hobbyist musician from New Zealand.
Here are a few of the things that I find important in life:
Values
playfulness, curiosity, simplicity, humility, connection.
Interests
Music
Music has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I play guitar, and I really enjoy listening to new music.
Epistemology
How do we know what we know? Epistemology is the study of knowledge - its nature, sources, and limits. It’s the foundation beneath every other inquiry. To me, learning about epistemology creates a sense of epistemic humility. It becomes obvious that we don’t know all that we think we know. And it makes what we do “know” - our best explanations - all the more precious.
Consciousness
The fundamental mystery of subjective experience. To illustrate what I mean by consciousness - take a second to observe your visual field, all at once. Try to do so with a beginner’s mind. What is it made of? To me this is a great mystery, up there with classics like “why is there something rather than nothing?”
Humane Technology
By humane technology I mean technology that serves human flourishing. I believe we should design software that respects attention, fosters autonomy, and strengthens rather than fractures community.