August 21, 2026
Why You Can't Pay to See Who Likes You
Five minutes on the economics of the blurred face, what the FTC's NGL case put on the record, and why we made restraint the product.
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Notes from the making of a quieter way to find out. Written by a person, signed by a person.
August 21, 2026
Why We'll Never Send a 'Someone Likes You' Notification
Five minutes on lock screens, teaser notifications, and the five boring emails that are our entire outbox.
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Why Almost-Relationships Die of Timing, Not Rejection
A five-minute essay on the almosts that ended without anyone saying no.
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How to Know If Your Crush Likes You Back (Honestly)
Six honest minutes on signals, shortcuts, and the direct question — and the structure that lets an answer arrive without one-sided exposure.
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How Facebook Secret Crush Works in 2026 (What Changed)
Six minutes on what Meta's own documentation says Secret Crush does in 2026 — and where our design parts ways with theirs.
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