Lessons Learned Hacking Infra For 30 Years With Jon Brookes

This startup technical lead is a seasoned "jack of all trades" who transitioned from early micro-computers and hardware repair to building large-scale e-commerce infrastructure. Currently focused on digital sovereignty, he develops open-source tools via headshed.dev to help users own their data and infrastructure outside of "Big Tech" walled gardens. He views AI as a powerful productivity multiplier for coding, values meritocratic platforms like HackerNoon, and advocates for a "blue" utopia defined by calm, rational cooperation over the internet's current obsession with infinite growth and consumer surveillance