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On-chain systems will move us away from the macro-economic system we currently use-No centralized authority, web3 will be the truest form of democracy-Any trade will be possible as long as there is a buyer and a seller-Volatility will result in better products and services-“My margin is your opportunity” – Sahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia • Sahil Lavingia — From Web 2.1 to Web 3 (EP.87)
- · Are we being reprogrammed by algorithms? In the last edition, I mentioned a recent tweet-er-xeet post by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. Jack suggested that we should all be able to choose the algorithm that controls our timelines across social media products. But the underlying premise is more interesting: As social algorithms get far more
Reprogramming Humanity’s Primal Instincts & What We Learn From A Future “History of Tech” Class
Now, our competitions for prestige often produce positive side effects such as art, science, and technological innovation.16 But the prestige-seeking itself is more nearly a zero-sum game, which helps explain why we sometimes feel pangs of envy at even a close friend’s success.
Robin Hanson • The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
There are a ton of good founders who are bad at fundraising, and thus, don’t raise adequate capital. On the flip-side, there are a lot of bad companies that were funded simply because the founder was persuasive and good at raising money.
Brian Norgard • The Pomp Podcast on Apple Podcasts
When everything is subject to money, then the scarcity of money makes everything scarce, including the basis of human life and happiness. Such is the life of the slave—one whose actions are compelled by threat to survival. Perhaps the deepest indication of our slavery is the monetization of time.