On the emotional physics of modern markets, where unpredictability powers participation and feeling becomes equity. This is the foundation of the modern experience economy.
https://darkstarcrashes.xyz/what-you-cant-predict
the biggest shifts in business come from taking what was private and making it public.
the internet did it to media. crypto is doing it to finance. AI is doing it to expertise.
the pattern is clear: observability creates new markets.
interesting to think about media as primary vs secondary:
primary's a growth system, expands network & broadens business.
secondary's a reinforcement, supports the core system.
most over index on secondary because they cover what they do (lag) instead of where they’re going.
said time and again, but if crypto wants to be a truly welcoming and useful industry, it can’t let its mood swing with every market upturn or downturn.
because if it does, that’s exactly what it will be judged by.
prediction markets are probably the closest we’ve gotten to getting paid for our data.
like many things, the behavior is more interesting than the product (today).
most crypto products are established post launch vs. pre launch.
you need to see the user response/behaviors of the product in market in order to understand If it can establish vectors, create a unique pathway.
the response dictates whether there's a hook.
the biggest market driver for both AI and Crypto is convenience.
for AI, it’s native in that effortless Is baked in. (should) make daily life easier.
for crypto, it’s fractured. there's universal access but clumsy UX. there's broad reach but shallow satisfaction of needs.
