The Escape Velocity
I wasn't born with an advantage. I was born in 90s Kazakhstan. The default path was... bleak. My journey began not with ambition, but with a biological impulse to escape a system designed for compliance. A pirated copy of Windows on a Pentium II was the exit door.
At 13, I sold a website for $22. It wasn't about the money. It was proof that the digital world was a place where my weird obsessions had value, where the rules of geography didn't apply. So I dropped out of school. It felt more rational than staying. I became location-independent at 21, not as a lifestyle flex, but as a defensive strategy against a world I didn't trust.
Building a Parallel Reality
Getting out was one thing. Building something durable was another. The last decade was a frantic sprint through dozens of countries, wrestling with opaque bureaucracies, and learning to sell my skills to people who didn't look or sound like me. I clawed my way to a G7 passport and a life where my kids walk barefoot on a beach.
The key lesson was this: freedom isn't a feeling you chase. It's a structure you build. It’s an internal state of sovereignty fortified by thoughtfully designed external systems. And it requires confronting your own bullshit—like the family secret I uncovered at 28 that nearly broke my perception of reality and forced me to rebuild my identity from the ground up.
My Operating Principles (Non-Negotiable)
This isn't theory. This is the code that runs my life, distilled from trial, error, and burnout:
Where to Go Next
This site is my public synthesis. It's a collection of artifacts from my journey—writing, teaching, building things. If what you've read here resonates instead of repels, you have two clear options:
You can also see my real-time status on my /now page.
External Signals
Sometimes, this path gets noticed by the mainstream press. You can see their interpretations below.