url8af - URL8AF - ur late af - you are late as fuck

When people read the diverse subjects I write about, they often tell me that these ideas are entirely new to them—things they’ve never even considered. By the time I’ve formed a full written perspective, these concepts have already been simmering in my mind for a while. I sometimes forget that others may not have been pondering these ideas as intensely or as long as I have. So when someone tells me they’ve never thought about the topics I explore, I can't help but feel like they’re late to the party.

If you’re just now stumbling upon this blog, you’re late as fuck. And that’s okay—because I’ve always been late, too. Chronic lateness is a habit I picked up from my mother, and it’s something I’ve never quite shaken. While people might not say it out loud, I know they’re thinking, “You’re late as fuck.” That blend of feeling like people should already be aware of these ideas and my own perpetual lateness inspired the name "url8af."

"Url8af" has become more than just a pen name; it’s a philosophy. Lateness isn’t something to be judged but something to acknowledge and observe. Everyone is late to something, whether it’s a meeting, an event, or an idea. It’s impossible to be endlessly knowledgeable about everything—so we’re all late to understanding something. And that’s nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, it’s motivation to keep learning, to stay current with modern knowledge, and to dive into the wisdom of the past that we’re all innately born too late to fully grasp.