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Once all this identity data has been recorded on-chain, we’ll need systems in place to map and interpret it so that it makes sense to the wallet holder and those they interact with. Since wallets are also used for mundane content storage and transactions, this task is especially challenging: wallets accrue a lot of noisy data.

First off, new social platforms emerge every decade. With teens driving culture and telling us adults what’s “cool,” it's only a matter of time before something new emerges that we never saw coming.

But sometimes the mystery escapes even practitioners: many of the selfless contributors Eghbal quotes have trouble making ends meet, and either do freelance consulting on the very code they created, set up Patreons like other struggling artists, or hold down day jobs often not even related to their projects.

Apple has always thought of itself as the kind of company that empowers creative people to do their best work... But now, through its App Store policies, Apple is now one of the main barriers to independent creators thriving on the internet.

Shopping? A slam dunk, Douyin and Toutiao already enable a ton of commerce in China. Job marketplace? A bit of a stretch, but not impossible. If Microsoft buys TikTok, I’d certainly give the TikTok team a crack at improving my LinkedIn feed, which, to be clear, is horrifying. What about personalized reading, from books to newsletters to blogs?... See more

Primary Care 3.0 leapfrogs today’s old-fashioned primary care out of necessity and pressure placed on the industry to meet today’s consumers’ expectations. It also exists simply because it can. Technology like machine learning and mobile-first services exist in other industries and there are a few in healthcare who can’t stand sitting by idly and... See more

In both the art and the business worlds, the difference between the amateurs and the professionals is simple: The professionals know they’re winging it. The amateurs pretend they’re not.