We’re (in) the money

So the larger question we might ask, then, is what advantage creators get from issuing social tokens as their fungible currency rather than not only NFTs but a currency like Ethereum. And there is a simple answer: these projects get to keep a number of the tokens for themselves, effectively issuing themselves free money out of thin air and watching... See more

Social tokens are a complete paradigm shift in the way people collaborate, and DAOs are leveraging them to give power back to individuals worldwide. The next generation of workers might start their professional career in a DAO, starting by simply vibing into these tokenized communities, helping to grow the projects they love, getting paid for havin... See more

Tokens are a double-edged sword that have the potential to unlock new economic models of self-sufficiency, but run the risk of confusing individuals into thinking they have developed lasting community, when all they have created is an unsustainable money game.

If the goal of web3 is to overturn the Internet status quo, then the structure of social tokens today is fundamentally flawed from the ground up. Tokenized communities are centered around what you have — often social or financial capital — while they should instead be centered around what you do.

In other words, tokenization enables collectivization. It enables community. If you assume Web3 is the future, then you have to assume that Web3 is the future of investing. And in Web3, multiplayer investing is the default.