Crypto
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For example, it was 30 years after the invention of film that someone first tried telling stories with it — before that, film was mainly used as a demonstration of the technology itself, and had little meaning to the average person. It was only after a technology-medium fit appeared that it became compelling and its promise was realized.
After Crypto
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By yielding a generational wealth creation opportunity that was a strange hybrid of a lottery jackpot and self-made fortune, crypto created an ideological hold on its early entrepreneurs and workers. It had all the euphoria of a gold rush and all the self esteem of high tech meritocracy.
Bryan Lehrer • What Happened to the New Internet?
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Crypto is a subculture. A self-contained universe, and a relatively small one.
Climbing out of the rabbit hole
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Ideologies and Imaginaries in Blockchain Communities: The Case of Ethereum
The article examines the ideologies and imaginaries surrounding Ethereum, the second most popular blockchain technology, and its relationship with its technical design.
annbrody.comSarah Drinkwater added 9mo
There is a palpable component of financial nihilism here – the idea that cost of living is strangling most Americans; that upward mobility opportunity is out of reach for increasingly more people; that median home prices divided by median income is at a completely untenable level. All of that is true, so you need to really swing for the fences. Why... See more
Travis Kling • Tweet
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Yes, corporations are too powerful, and yes, technical architecture is part of the reason why. However, the problems that emerged during the era of crypto scams and scandal in the early 2020s are similarly derived from the blockchain’s technical architecture—just like corporations. Asking the blockchain to fix the internet is like fixing your dog’s... See more
Evan Armstrong • Crypto’s Prophet Speaks
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Joey DeBruin added 10mo
Crypto Startup Ideas | Alliance
alliance.xyz
Joey DeBruin added 10mo
Rug Radio Merges With Decrypt Media
violetverse.io
Sterling Schuyler added 10mo
Climbing out of the rabbit hole
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