In the early 1990s, adventurous internet hobbyists were faced with the challenges of setting up modems, installing socket drivers, and finding and navigating servers with unique and obscure commands. Each of these steps required self motivation and was in itself a hurdle. Each step, offered with minimal support, was a barrier to adoption. Like toda... See more
Davis is applying this thesis to his work with Arfa, and taking it a step further. Bodies, especially women’s bodies, are highly politicized. We’re taught to be ashamed of and erase things like body odor, menstruation, and leg hair. Hiki (and Arfa) works with customers to identify their shame and creates products that acknowledge it while not tryin... See more
Major new mediums change the structure of discourse. Books demand that you sit still and pay attention for long periods. Television’s demands on you are much different.
Formalizing stakeholders for on-chain governance today typically occurs through simple token ownership and the governance itself through tokenholder voting. Unfortunately, token holdings are not an accurate reflection of stakeholder value in a protocol for a number of reasons
And now, with Ethereum, DO’s have access to a new tool that changes DOs from communities of intrinsically motivated communities to financially motivated organizations. That tool is the token.