A difference, though, is that human signals often trickle to the rest of society, which weakens the power of the signal. Once a signal is adopted by the masses, the affluent abandon it.
Not only does this trend have implications for founders and investors in the grocery category, but it also affects those in the CPG industry focused on packaged food.
It also makes intuitive sense that we’d have digital money that’s programmable. We'‘re programming everything now; mRNA is basically running a program on the cellular level. Many of the current problems in the digital economy -- lack of trust, misaligned incentives, controlling gatekeepers, treating audiences as a resource to be exploited -- arise ... See more
In one of my favorite essay's on the subject, pseudonymous crypto researcher Hasu states, "The bitcoin token itself has no value. The value exists purely on the social layer." While blockchain technology adds credibility through programming and automation, the social layer determines the rules of bitcoin the blockchain, which ultimately gives bitco... See more
Zoom is not meant for social things with 8+ people.
You'd never stand in a circle of ten people with just one talking at a time.
We need some kind of chat tool that allows natural sidebars, maybe with the other people still talking but quieter?
The underlying nature of the universe is insecure, impermanent, and ultimately fleeting. Therefore, don’t seek security, permanence, or prolongation. Instead, make peace with your place in the greater process