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New games and virtual worlds are building new digital economies. But what we don't talk about enough is just how complex and nuanced these economies are. Take Star Atlas, a game built on Solana. Here's how its digital economy works 👇

During interviews, I try to create a stillness that helps separate signal from noise, elephants from riders. The easiest way to create conditions of stillness is to talk very little. It also helps to have the candidate you’re trying to see clearly ask you questions. Questions have very high signal value compared to most anything else you can get fr... See more

We’ve outlined some core principles of social token design, but it’s equally important to complement such designs with product-market fit that intrinsically motivates users. For example, a play-to-earn game that focuses its efforts on enabling users to profit but that doesn’t get the “play” element right misses the point: that games are, first and ... See more

Can the consequences of my use of this technology be undone? Can I live with those consequences?

“Every single day I spend my days talking to people that I think are at the fringes of distributions. Outliers in intelligence and interest and performance. Extreme people. And it's a compulsion more than it's a commitment. I cannot help myself. I do it every Saturday morning, nonstop, or every day, I'm just doing it. It's what I like to do.”