👨‍💻 About Me

🧑‍🔬 My Work

Hi, I'm Michael, a research associate and software engineer at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics in Dortmund, Germany. I studied computer science and now develop web-based applications and open-source software, with a focus on blockchain and Web3.

🧠 My Motivation

I explore technology, economics, and society not because I have to, but because I want to. Before asking "What does this mean for us?", I ask: "What is it made of? How does it work?" I want to understand things from the ground up, from the technical foundations to their impact on the world.

📉 My Perspective

But not everyone approaches technology this way. New technologies are often reduced to headlines, buzzwords, or clichés:

• Bitcoin? Only used by criminals.
• Blockchain? Just a slow database.
• Artificial Intelligence? Just a fancy name for algorithms that guess.
• Quantum Computing? Sounds cool, but will never be practical.
• The Metaverse? A billion-dollar joke no one asked for.

These reactions are understandable. When technologies are poorly explained or overhyped, skepticism is natural. But the problem starts when skepticism turns into dismissal. People stop asking "How does this actually work?" and start repeating what they heard from the loudest voice in the room. That is how good ideas get buried before they are even understood.

These technologies are tools, powerful ones, that can help shape the future for the better. But only if we take the time to understand them.

✍️ My Reason

That is what this blog is for. I enjoy learning, connecting ideas, and thinking things through in a clear and careful way. In a world of scrolling, clicking, and reacting, this is my way of slowing down.

And I believe I am not the only one.

🔎 My Interests

I write about:

• Computer science
• Software development
• Bitcoin, Blockchain and Web3
• Technology and society

I do not have all the answers. Sometimes I get it wrong. But that is part of the process: we learn by thinking, questioning, and trying again.

If this speaks to you, start with one of my article series and see where curiosity takes you.

Thanks for reading.