Alex Wittenberg

The dying world I spent so many years understanding on the other hand, despite the powerful normalcy field surrounding it, is in fact the less real world. The magical thinking that governs it is all the more powerful because those caught up in it are not even aware of it. 

Ways to contribute should be made clear to all membersExpectations for contribution should be clearly communicatedThere should be low-stakes ways to contributeMany of these DAOs find that there are a lot of people interested in stepping up and contributing, but they are not sure how and where―it’s a problem of both education and fit. Ways to... See more

What is the situation that led to current problems?What changed? What is currently required? 

Individual-Level Polarity. At the level of the individual who is a Contributor of the DAO, the polarity is between Autonomy (freedom and unique self-expression) and Contextual Awareness (belonging and being a part of something greater).Org-Level Polarity. At the org-level, the polarity is between Decentralization (that which is emergent, fluid, and... See more

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.

The 35% of tokens allocated to the team and advisors are vested over 2 years, with a 6 month initial cliff. So 30% of tokens are initially unlocked, and then 35% come into the market over an 18 month period starting in month 6. So there’s approximately 2% of the supply hitting the market consistently per month for that period, then the inflation... See more

The machine may not make a corpse out of us, although that is not entirely out of the realm of possibility. Autonomous weapons systems, for example, promise to do just that. But the machine, when it outsources human judgment, renders us an object and can thus be understood as an instrument of force or power, or, better, as an instrument whose... See more

Now consider the same scenario but where you have essentially infinitely flexible and inexpensive ways to coordinate around digital ownership. This is the promise of web3 — let’s run through those same steps above but via tokens: 

These are the 3 types of credibility online:I’m the expertI’m curating the expertsI’m just speaking from personal experience