Most existing brands entering web3 focus on selling a “revolutionary” product. This misses the point.
At this stage, it is not the products that are revolutionary, but the process by which we create them.
High exclusivity is not a scalable model for NFTs. Grail collections won’t grow the space.
Over-inflated floor prices are a barrier - they don’t encourage people to enter.
Accessibility does.
"Free speech for me, but not for thee," the seemingly inevitable end state for any forum under the control of a single authority. This is why we decentralize.
@rpnickson I often urged others with strong opinions about elon to keep and open mind, based on the ideas he had laid out for the platform.
but it’s often good people, with good intentions, who go down a bad path by thinking the ends justify the means
We've traded a small group of people abusing their powers based on their personal biases, for a single billionaire abusing his power based on his current mood.
While I see the irony in journalists finally caring about people being unjustly silenced, what Elon is doing is wrong.
The real alpha in crypto is just following your natural curiosity
Not optimizing for money or clout ‒ just do what makes you feel fired up inside
That type of authentic excitement is contagious