Harshit Anand | DEVCON

Independent Developer | AI X Web3 | Cybersec

[Harshit Anand | DEVCON @anand_harshit1]

@Manan137 cfbr

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@boardyai anthropic

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@zahumennov @ETHGlobal @Whitechain_io Thanks so much for taking the time to hear us out amidst the rush! It was a great experience pitching Numa to the @Whitechain_io team

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@lglabgreg hi greg, happy to connect

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@nitesh_singh5 interested

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@0xZeeast same here

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@theantijobboard https://t.co/CT5gK5Sxjo

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2 Olympiad Gold Medals, Grand swiss winner (and me) in this frame.

Been watching you for the last 10 yrs 😭😭
@viditchess

[Harshit Anand | DEVCON @anand_harshit1]

Not all needs to be futuristic to be revolutionary.

For someone struggling with financial access or trust in institutions, solving those problems today matters more than imagining a world beyond humanity.

Maybe Ethereum needs to look at the ground before looking at the stars.

[Federico Ast @federicoast]

Has Ethereum lost its soul?

Day 2 at @EFDevcon Mumbai. 🇮🇳

It pains me to say it, but the mood feels a bit disenchanted. You can see it in the half-empty rooms and in the hallway conversations.

I've been to every Devcon since Cancún 2017. Back then, the narrative was about inclusion and empowering the weak.

For those of us coming from emerging countries, it was a tool to circumvent bad institutions (and maybe build better ones bringing the rule of law where it was lacking.)! Many of us Argentines got into Ethereum because stablecoins were the way around capital controls. It wasn't an ideology. It was a survival tool.

For people from advanced economies, it was a way to escape government and big tech surveillance.

Then the narrative started drifting. DeFi yields, NFTs, memecoins... Each cycle brought more money and less talk about the common person. There are still talks on those original topics, but more and more the stage seems to reflect the worldview of Silicon Valley elites: transhumanism, longevity, life beyond biology.

The contrast couldn't be sharper. Inside, conversations about transcending the human condition, governing societies through futarchy and handing DAO governance decisions over to AI. Outside, the chaos of Mumbai's streets, where millions hustle to survive and deal with very human problems every day.

My impression from day 2 is that Ethereum is at a crossroads: solving the problems of nerds and Silicon Valley, or addressing the every day problems of real people.

The real test isn't whether Ethereum scales, but for what and for whom. If it ends up as a playground for a tiny niche of insiders talking to each other, we can expect emptier conferences every year.

Sorry for the pessimistic take. 🥲 Hoping day 3 finds me in better spirits!

[Harshit Anand | DEVCON @anand_harshit1]

@federicoast @EFDevcon Coming from India, I think we sometimes get so caught up in imagining the future that we forget how many people are still struggling with the present.
The most revolutionary thing Ethereum could do is make life a little easier for the people who need it the most.

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@ETHGlobal crazyy
looking forward to it 😋

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lol true

[Kunal Gandhi @kunalvg]

Me in Devcon Mumbai

When I leave By the time
for the event I reach the
venue event venue

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so real

[Bhavyam Arora @AroraBhavyam]

At Jio World Convention Centre, the Jio network doesn't works anywhere...

What an IPO!

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@disiaque_eth @EFDevcon this is my first time here and I'm trying to explore as much as possible. Would love to connect if u are here

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@shubhh_hum I'll be there

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@mitansh_j07 @HSKChain Absolutely! Great energy across the ecosystem.

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Mumbai, builders, and the future of on-chain innovation. 🇮🇳

Had a great time at Demo Day of the HSK Chain Horizon Hackathon · India.

Loved seeing what the community is building on HSK. Time to take some ideas from the hackathon floor to the real world.

@HSKChain 🛠️

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@suraj_sharma14 nice list, this is

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@EFDevcon in pic: @Khushbu_710 @okgopika @0xl0rdRimuru and others

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Day-1 wrapped at @EFDevcon !!
looking forward to day 2 and meeting new people.