Sam Flanagan

writing & 🌍✨ // thinking about tech + humanity + econdev + media

[Sam Flanagan @samflan]

another wonderful @FundingCommons the commons call, thanks for bringing us together!

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Thanks to @maearthstudio for joining us for today's town hall! 🌱

A great session with @SophiaRokhlin & @bitbeckers on funding ecological regeneration and the open stack making it possible.

Community donations for their next round open July 1, with a $500K matching pool.🙌

[Sam Flanagan @samflan]

spotted in Tangier…

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@JPh3lps 💛💛

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🌍 This Week in Web3ForGood:

- A pope that is pro decentralization?
- Ethereum Foundation goes all in values about market value
- A better prediction market?

Plus opportunitie, events, news, etc, linked below in this week's newsletter 👇

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@TerezaBizkova thank you!

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🌍 This Week in Web3ForGood: decentralization & the pope https://t.co/vH6VYK7oeN

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"Distribution of power, aka decentralization, is more than a fringe crypto talking point; it’s part of the larger conversation about what techy owes to human dignity and something worth fighting for." More linked below🕊️👇

[Sam Flanagan @samflan]

I'm finding Magnifica Humanitas refreshingly invigorating and exciting! Who else is reading right now? I'm marking up so much, and it would be fun to compare notes.

[Sam Flanagan @samflan]

so many exciting, positive things going on in public goods funding right now 🔆🌻🌊

if you know of any other creative projects happening, plz share 🫶

link to the latest Web3ForGood weekly roundup, featuring pgf news from @OctantApp, @FundingCommons, + news, events, more 👇

[Sam Flanagan @samflan]

(the one-eyed pirate cat is thriving. we went from a 20% survival rate to a playful, growing kitten in 48 hrs! the lack of things i accomplished last week = worth it)

[Sam Flanagan @samflan]

this adorable baby cat showed up outside my door last week & it actually gave me a lot of thoughts about friction & emerging tech.

ie: what do we actually want to automate vs. what is still worth doing the hard way?

[Sam Flanagan @samflan]

i don't think there's one right answer, but I wrote up my thoughts discomforts worth preserving, here: https://t.co/ItYnX7QLsS.

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🌺 Hyperpresence, Talking Plants, & Raising a Small Person in the Age of AI; (the infrastructure that creates the space for presence is often technological): https://t.co/wr2zNLqABy

[Sam Flanagan @samflan]

"What is the difference between Gina the talking dandelion and an AI stuffed animal? Why does one make me feel like I’m giving my son the world and the other genuinely freak me out?" <-- I'm trying to figure it out.

[Sam Flanagan @samflan]

If we’re all afraid to discuss what we actually want, how can we build for it?
https://t.co/xrBqFg5D0V

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📣@web3ownersclub is featured in one of our favorite crypto newsletters, @w3b3forgood!

For over four years now, @samflan and @Abeers123 have been spotlighting quality projects that work toward a better world through crypto👏

Check out their latest edition in comments👇

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@ColeenChase @Abeers123 thank you!! we're always extra grateful for your support 💛💛

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@deeparocks @Abeers123 thank you! we need to catch up sometime soon, would love to hear more about what you're doing with AI

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happy 4th birthday to Web3ForGood 🥳

In March 2022, @Abeers123 & I started this newsletter because we believed that emerging tech could make the world a better place. That belief hasn't changed, but almost everything surrounding it has.

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A lot has changed in crypto over the last 4 yrs, but one thing hasn't...

Every Friday morning, I grab a coffee, fire up my computer, and read my favorite newsletter: Web3ForGood ☕️📰

@samflan & @Abeers123 of @w3b3forgood have been a huge inspiration to me (@DWSimon), to Crypto Altruists, and to the broader crypto impact community 💚

They've been incredible partners and have had a profound impact on our journey! We wouldn't be where we are today without their partnership, support, and inspiration! 🤝

So cheers, and happy 4th birthday to Web3ForGood! 🥂🎂

[Sam Flanagan @samflan]

@Crypto_Altruism @Abeers123 @w3b3forgood @DWSimon 💚💚 thank you! Thank you!! It’s wild it’s been 4 years! We are always grateful for your support !