8 principles for digital world-building

The author presents eight principles for building a digital world, framed as a personal philosophy rather than a marketing strategy, and argues that such a world should be built to nourish its creator and express their individuality, not to chase an audience or funnel sales. Principles include that the world must nourish its creator first, that it is a living ecosystem that values process over product, and that it offers its paid offerings as generous gifts rather than constant sales pitches. The piece also argues that a digital world makes its own rules, invites wandering and nonlinearity, and contains multiple facets of the creator's self, ending with a call for an internet that doesn't box people in.