Marcelo Mantilla

Software engineer, designer, and a writer at heart. Passionate about crafting digital experiences others love. Currently the founder and CTO of Maxed.

Becoming Less Independent

Latest: Becoming Less Independent

May 19, 2025 · 3 min

After years of chasing independence, I've discovered something beautiful about relying on others.

My Writing

2025·04·12 Designing Digital Junk Drawers
5 min 5m
2025·04·04 How I Built This Site
5 min 5m
2025·04·03 Moving Off Substack
3 min 3m
2024·12·17 Gauging Belief Systems
2 min 2m
2024·12·17 The Quantum API
2 min 2m
2024·12·17 The Forgotten Use Case of Artificial Intelligence
4 min 4m
2024·07·25 God, Capitalism, and The Paradox of Self Help
1 min 1m
2024·07·22 Cracked Engineering
3 min 3m
2024·03·17 Mushrooms, Free Will, & Responsibility
7 min 7m
2023·12·03 Openess & The Gateless Gate
5 min 5m
2023·11·28 The Meditator's Journey
4 min 4m
2023·04·08 Weary of Inspiration
3 min 3m