I'm 23, and outside of all this I'm just a guy who loves life. I like going out, meeting people, learning random things, staying curious. I'm pretty social honestly. I started seriously studying Monero in 2023 and I was never really in it for the price. It was always about the idea. The funny thing is, ever since I discovered Monero, I feel like I became a different person with new ambitions, new priorities, a completely different way of looking at things.

I'm still studying finance at one of the top schools in Europe and on paper everything looks great, but in reality I feel like I don't belong. All my friends are heading into PE, VC, corporate, the path that's been laid out for us since day one, and I genuinely tried to follow it. I did the internships everyone dreams of getting and I was miserable the entire time.

The thing nobody tells you is that in high finance, the most successful people aren't the smartest, they're the best at bending the rules and gaming a system that rewards the wrong things. That realization changed everything for me because I couldn't stay on that road and still look at myself the same way.

If I'm being more precise, the thing I hate the most is the politics, inside companies and outside of them. There's this book by David Graeber called Bullshit Jobs where he talks about how so many positions are so fundamentally pointless that even the person getting paid can't explain why the job exists, and yet they have to pretend it matters every single day. That book hit me hard because finance is literally that. Anyway, I'm losing track of what I was saying, this was supposed to be an introduction haha.

My main goal right now is to make as much money as I can, as early as I can, so I can escape the rat race before it swallows me whole. I don't want to sound cliché but I genuinely cannot picture myself living a "normal" life, I aspire to something better and I'm willing to put in the work for it. That's why I'm constantly juggling different projects at the same time. babysolo_ is different though, it's not about money at all, it's just a way for me to express my creativity and escape for a bit. Honestly, most people watch TV shows to unwind, I build this instead haha.

I don't think I'm particularly smarter than anyone else and I try to stay aware of my own ignorance (or at least avoid the Dunning Kruger trap lol). But I've come to realize that ignorance is actually a beautiful thing, and so is uncertainty, because certainty is what makes people dangerous. Think about it, how can you be certain about something and still be free? The moment you stop questioning is the moment you stop growing.

I have a lot of passions honestly, I love learning new things, reading, having real conversations with people, and just being outside in nature. I went through a heavy phase of tech house parties and nightclubs and I think I've had enough for a lifetime, now when I go out it's mostly to meet girls (and let's be real there are easier ways haha). Outside of that I make music when the inspiration hits and I've gotten really into sports lately, mostly climbing and gym (summer body isn't going to build itself)

Lately I've been getting really into bivouacking. I bought some proper gear because I'm kind of a nerd when it comes to equipment, and I go out with friends into the wilderness to camp for a few days. It's genuinely the best thing ever, most of the time I don't even bring my phone, just a watch for the GPX tracking.

I coded this whole site because I wanted something that belongs to me. You're here because you found the link somewhere and that's how the web used to work!