Just as mimesis and metaphysical desire can make people conform they can also make people divide: Breaking away from the group to carve your own path can also be socially determined, s howing up with a cheap shirt to a dinner where everyone is wearing expensive suits is in some sense also a power play, y ou are so much better than the rest of them... See more
The real story is that NFTs are a key building block for a new wave of web3 services that radically alter the economics of the Internet, redistributing value and control from tech giants back to users, developers, and small firms.
When we strive to be everywhere and do everything, we tend to feel like we’re not fully experiencing anything. If we’re not careful and protective of our attention, it can seem like we’re losing control of our lives, bouncing from one distraction to the next... A common example of heroic individualism’s futile efforts to get more done faster at the... See more
With the advent of computers and other micro-electronic technology, the value of the mental content of products and services began to grow in relation to the value of the physical content. The value of the mental content of a micro-chip is enormously greater than the value of the physical content. The value of the mental content of a computer or a... See more