Like Snapchat, it has a novel format. But if you just focus on the format, you miss the point. The most important thing is the purpose and structure of the network. TikTok users aren’t sharing with their friends, they’re performing for the world. They’re not keeping up with familiar faces, they’re discovering new ones. It’s hard to prove this is... See more
They see writing not merely as a bureaucratic necessity, but as a creative act with the power to accelerate change through persuasion. To fully harness writing's multiplier effect on their potential, they carve out space for empowering expression that goes beyond mandated reports.
The premodern state was, in many crucial respects, partially blind; it knew precious little about its subjects, their wealth, their landholdings and yields, their location, their very identity. It lacked anything like a detailed “map” of its terrain and its people. It lacked, for the most part, a measure, a metric, that would allow it to... See more
At the moment our gardens are rather solo affairs. We haven't figure out how to make them multi-player. But there's an enthusiastic community of developers and designers trying to fix that. It's hard to say what kind of libraries, frameworks, and design patterns might emerge out of that effort, but it certainly isn't going to happen behind a Medium... See more
You can do it without “fancy” equipment; the built-in microphone will suffice in most cases. Speed-wise, Noah is speaking as he would speak to an audience; communicating his ideas
I explore how web3 technologies are democratizing wealth building and helping people build wealth through the ownership of assets. Organizations like Black Bitcoin Billionaires and others are using crypto to try to close the wealth gap in the US. In this section, I also explore ways where play-to-earn video games present income-generating... See more
Anything in a DAO that can be automated should be. Anything that can’t be automated should be funded by the treasury. Treasuries help DAOs fund critical development, attract contributors, and grow their network. They are a vehicle to express the values of a DAO and increase its longevity.