101 - How To Own The Internet | Li Jin

 "The phase we're seeing emerge now with Web3 and crypto is deeply fascinating, with potential to shift power and ownership into the hands of users and creators." 

In this new paradigm, everyone is a creator, and everyone is an owner. In addition to her work at Variant, Li is also a painter and an accomplished writer on Substack. 

TimeStamps: 1:33:21 - How to get involved, 7:33 - Ownership Economy vs Creator Economy, 17:33 - Web 3 Renaissance, 39:00 - Digital Scarcity, 1:00:00 - Programmable Business Models

Giving ownership to creators is the most impactful way to empower creators. 

There is a transition happening from the attention economy to the ownership economy. Four ways to transition: the introduction of digital scarcity (NFTs), patronage (supporting creators), new economic models, and community ownership (DAOs).

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