hiii. introducing myself here via a 4-part 🧵. I’m a former professional athlete (cyclocross, iykyk) who believes in the power of dance, poetry, and prison reform.

I entered the decentralized world last fall and have been swimming in its deep end ever since.

I run Babe—a future-culture newsletter exploring alt perspectives across tech, art, and society. 💀 

babe.beehiiv.com

Believer, husband, dad, optimist // Strategy & design at Crema // Expert dabbler // Steward of /pony /midwest /aethletics tylerhilker.com

it’s the best. and i love that you know of it! it’s pretty niche. I started w mtb-ing and alley cat racing, so the progression was 👌. you’re… into hiking?

Wait, what’s alley cat racing?! Also: are you in Bend?

alley cat = illegal messenger-style city racing (good time / I don’t recommend 😂). and yes in Bend! you in the southeast? trying to pinpoint the hard tail photo.

oh nice! Eugene is cool. and I have a good friend in KC (county parks can be such gems)! hope to visit him eventually. 👌

Ah yes, I’ve seen those videos. Harrowing and awesome! 

We’re in Kansas City now; photo is from a local county park. We used to live in Eugene though — I was *this close* to taking a job in Redmond before moving out here.