By contrast, in the crypto space, some of the most famous examples of collective economic organization have formed for the memes, or as exercises in commodification and speculation. Examples like PleasrDAO fractionalizing the Doge meme, or ConstitutionDAO raising upwards of $40 million to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution, have value in that they... See more
But I do know that as the boundaries of life and work become more porous and businesses transform into webs of interrelationships between people, we need software that takes new assumptions about group structures to heart.
“We have meaningful lives… when we do things that are important that otherwise would not get done. You don’t want to be a cog in a machine, you don’t want to be doing a thing that if you didn’t do it, a thousand other people would take your place. And so it’s always but for you, but for this venture or this company that you’re working on, this... See more
Even ignoring the “natural” outcome misalignment that might happen when dating: some people are looking for marriage and kids, others for casual dating, others for a quick hook-up — misalignment on dating apps tends to be a lot more egregious.
You think your past defines you, and worse, you think that it is an unchangeable reality, when really, your perception of it changes as you do. Because experience is always multi-dimensional, there are a variety of memories, experiences, feelings, “gists” you can choose to recall…and what you choose is indicative of your present state of mind. So... See more
Financial independence is a requirement for individual and ideological independence - If you’re in debt and have high expenses you can’t help but be a conformist to survive