Severin Matusek
@severinmatusek
Writer and strategist, founder of co—matter
co-matter.comSeverin Matusek
Meme coins use visual and rhetorical cues like humor, irony, and absurdist lore to position themselves as accessible antidotes to traditional financial systems. They commodify our collective desire for economic empowerment, emotional gratification, and social belonging. It could be said that meme coins aestheticize financialization itself, using... See more
Eileen Isagon Skyers: From Speculation to Symbolic Release
Layoffs. Side hustles. Freelancers everywhere. Elaborate new titles.
What even is a “career path” now?I don’t think this is just a downturn
It's not a glitch, it’s a whole new operating system
“market but also all risk borne on individuals not orgs and with that the loss of expertise building, domain knowledge, and institutional knowledge. It means everyone will eventually be starting from scratch with every process on ever project, ending up in the same problem crypto people have where they are constantly "inventing" things that have existed for centuries.”
Thinking of a project as a label means thinking in “Releases”. Releasing work into the public and letting it go.
Yancey Strickler • 36. Re-bundling the creator economy + labels in web3 w/ Yancey Strickler
The last three decades of being online have shown us over and over again that lasting culture cannot be automated and meaningful creativity cannot be manufactured. Both must be given the proper time, space, and tools needed to blossom organically and of their own accord. From cavemen to hippies, the core of our cultures have revolved around shared... See more
Silk
- As traditional institutions lose credibility, more activity shifts to attention-based platforms.
- As more activity shifts to attention-based platforms, the incentives become more distorted.
- As the incentives become more distorted, traditional institutions lose more credibility.
kyla scanlon • From Dollar Dominance to the Slop Machine
Creativity in the Age of AI
youtube.comsimple but compelling narrative
The Spelunking Podcast #39: Scams, Influence & The Future Of Crypto
youtube.comthe ‘collaborative play’ (as Default Friend phrases it in the above tweet) aspect of TikTok really becomes apparent.