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For at least a decade now, we have been observing what I call a prestige-defection dynamic (1, 2). The value of a prestigious affiliation is decreasing relative to the value of owning the authentic attention of an audience. Thus, New York Times journalists quit to write on Substack, professors quit academia to teach independent courses online, etc.... See more

One of the first popular posts I wrote on my old blog was called “Do property rights increase freedom? (Japan edition)”. In it, I challenged the notion that assigning property rights to everything is consistent with human liberty, and cited some examples of how Japan made people pay for a lot of stuff that was free in America.

Tools extend our reach, give us new abilities, and help us shape societies in profound ways. When we design a tool, it takes on a life of its own and exerts its will upon us. Example: a car was a way to get from point A to point B, but when we realized we needed roads and parking lots which changed our cities. We shape the car, and then the car sha

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The token design process is becoming increasingly bottoms-up, with more responsibility transferred to the community.

2. Craving for Communication + Community