
Philosophy
Time and the Paperwork Sea
Gilberto's sharpest critique — how administrative tasks that add no value are drowning us, and the story of a fisherman who lost two years of his life to forms.
Gilberto Mares·
9 min
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Gilberto's sharpest critique — how administrative tasks that add no value are drowning us, and the story of a fisherman who lost two years of his life to forms.

On foggy nights, ships rely entirely on the lighthouse. Gilberto reflects on trust, contracts, and the difference between tools that build bridges and weapons that burn them.

Gilberto reflects on what it means to sign your name — from ancient clay tablets to the lighthouse keeper's log he's signed for fifty years.