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You Are What You Save

A one-page essay on curation as identity. What you bookmark, save, and collect reveals more about who you are than what you post.

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The truth is in what you keep

Social media rewards what you broadcast. But the truth is in what you keep. Your bookmarks, your saves, your open tabs — that is the real you. This essay is the philosophical foundation for Trove, written as a standalone piece. It explores the idea that curation is identity — that the act of saving something reveals taste, values, and direction in a way that posting never does.

Your bookmarks are your autobiography. Every save is a signal about who you are and who you're becoming.

Sometimes the best product marketing is a manifesto

This single page does more to explain why Trove exists than any feature list ever could. The lesson is powerful: sometimes the best way to market a product is not to talk about the product at all. Instead, articulate the worldview that makes the product inevitable. If someone reads this essay and nods along, they already understand Trove before they have ever seen it.

1 essay Philosophical foundation for Trove
HTML / CSS / JS Claude Code Netlify

A manifesto for curation. One essay that reframes what saving really means.

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You Are What You Save
StackHTML/CSS/JS
HostingNetlify
Build toolClaude Code
Build time~1 day
FormatSingle essay
ConnectionFoundation for Trove
CategoryBrand & Taste