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Matt Wilson

Matt Wilson

I am not a number, I am a free man! I like thinking about stuff and writing. I play games; I build games. I tell stories—usually about our human past or our present—often as a game.

Noted: Another Djokovic/Alcaraz Classic

This time in Cinncinnati, by the thinnest of margins: Total points were 124-122 Alcaraz, then Djokovic won 11 of the final 15 (with help from a hand cramp). A 12th-round TKO. These guys have played four matches. Three were absolute classics, and the fourth was, too, until Alcaraz’s entire
Matt Wilson Aug 20, 2023
F1 at the 2023 Summer Break

F1 at the 2023 Summer Break

Being mostly an exploration of alternate history, because, you know… there’s that Verstappen kid.
Matt Wilson Aug 20, 2023

Noted: Mr. Beast Geography

A lovely and quite humorous little thread :D 🧵THREAD: MrBeast just released a video titled "Every Country On Earth Fights for $250.000". MrBeast has chosen to wade into every single geopolitical conflict at once. What counts as a county to MrBeast? He makes a LOT of strange
Matt Wilson Aug 20, 2023

Noted: a test post

Hey, it's a test note.
Matt Wilson Aug 19, 2023
Prophetic midseason preview

Prophetic midseason preview

It's been that kind of year for Charles LeClerc
Matt Wilson Aug 2, 2023

Culture studies? Really?

But you're a history/philosophy/strategy/whatever nerd? You like popular things too?
Matt Wilson Jul 31, 2023

The story so far...

Why tell stories? About the past? Is the past even fun—to say nothing about even being past?
Matt Wilson Jul 31, 2023

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