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You always have three options: you can change it, you can accept it, or you can leave it. What is not a good option is to sit around wishing you would change it but not changing it, wishing you could leave it but not leaving it and not accepting it. That struggle or aversion is responsible for most of our misery. The phrase I probably use the most ... See more

I had managed to convince myself within days that social tokens were like magic fairy dust: sprinkle some on any crowd, and boost engagement and retention 10x.

Sarah Tavel says she’s looking particularly closely at what she calls "Participatory Social" (e.g. Robolox, Fortnight, Discord) — platforms where communities and their members actually interact with one another, as opposed to Facebook where the model is based on content consumption.

In Web 3.0, very few things involve content creation. For proof-of-stake blockchain networks, you can run a staking node or delegate to one. For DeFi protocols, you can contribute liquidity or trading strategies. For DAOs, you can vote, participate on a committee, or submit a proposal. All of your actions are memorialized on blockchains, creating a... See more

Fast forward to today and the challenges we faced at Peloton 5 years ago still very much exist.

Unlike Facebook’s products today, it’s anticipating that Meta’s users, developers, and creators will be able to pick up and leave -- or “rage quit” -- more easily, and take all of their assets with them, if Meta shifts from attract to extract.

Being multi-planetary also helps ensure the survival of the human species: It helps humans escape volcanoes, meteors, climate changes, etc.