# Ribbonfarm

Ribbonfarm (ribbonfarm.com) is an essay blog by Venkatesh Rao that ran from July 2007 to November 2024. The site was retired and converted to a read-only archival museum site in 2026.

## About

Ribbonfarm published long-form essays on technology, organizations, decision-making, culture, perception, and speculative thinking. The tagline was "constructions in magical thinking." Over 17 years it grew to 1,133 posts, with contributions from prominent guest writers.

## Contents

- 1,133 posts spanning 2007–2024
- Major essay series including The Gervais Principle, Mediocratopia, Domestic Cozy, Elderblog Sutra, and others
- Guest contributors including Sarah Perry, Kevin Simler, Jordan Peacock, Tiago Forte, and others

## Entry Points

- Homepage: https://ribbonfarm.com/
- Full Archive: https://ribbonfarm.com/archive/
- Essay Series: https://ribbonfarm.com/series/
- Books: https://ribbonfarm.com/books/
- About: https://ribbonfarm.com/about/

## Books

Several essay collections derived from Ribbonfarm posts are available at https://books.venkateshrao.com including:
- The Gervais Principle
- Crash Early, Crash Often
- The Rust Age series (4 volumes)
- Mediocratopia (forthcoming)

## Author

Venkatesh Rao (Venkat) is a writer and consultant. His current work is at https://contraptions.venkateshrao.com and https://venkateshrao.com

## Rights

All content copyright Venkatesh Rao. All rights reserved.