Alex Wittenberg

The only real question about all this finitude is whether we’re willing to confront it or not. And this, for Heidegger, is the central challenge of human existence: since finitude defines our lives, he argues that living a truly authentic life—becoming fully human—means facing up to that fact. We must live out our lives, to whatever extent we can,... See more

Rather, you put up a landing page, build out a MVP, start making a few sales, and then incorporate your company — justifying the expense and the overhead compliance required for operating a C-Corp.

Lack of appropriate scaffolding or structure to direct creative energy. Lots of ideas, little execution.Contributors felt confused with DAO priorities and/or overwhelmed by perceived “messiness.”Systemic contributor over-commitment led to abandoned projects and sub-par work quality. 

Money is an important heuristic for groups to measure their capacity to support their work properly and not burn people out. Money is not the be all end all, but people get really put off by how it's been so co-opted by the capitalist, extractive system that we're trying to escape. My theory of change is, instead of running away from it, we need to... See more

That means 90% of the supply is already in circulation, and here will only be 10.5% more bitcoin 100 years from now, so you shouldn’t expect any serious inflationary pressure bringing down the value of the coin. 

Web3 has introduced a new type of organization:  Tokenized Communities.

Foundational Approach to S…Many DAOs are trying to onboard more non-technical contributors and scale their communities. No DAO uses the same approach, but it’s undeniable that small working groups empowered by token holders can more effectively scale a DAO than putting every decision to a governance vote.

Friendship is a bulwark against stasis, a potential source of creativity and renewal.Practically everyone who studies friendship says this in some form or another: What makes friendship so fragile is also exactly what makes it so special. You have to continually opt in. That you choose it is what gives it its value.

“Cyberspace,” Goldhaber explains, “offers a much more effective means of continuing and completing attention transactions, as well as opening up more possibilities to almost everyone. Whoever you are, however you express yourself, you can now have a crack at the global audience.”