Value Glitch
The Quantum Price of Everything or Being Lost in the Entangled Wires of Value
Ideas Flow Freely
Organic AI Ideas Spaces
Directionally Right But Still Wrong.
Crypto is already here. Just not in the way we imagined it.
Directionally Right But Still Wrong.
Crypto is already here. Just not in the way we imagined it.
Why I 'Don't Like' Privacy
And What Crypto Should Really Be About
Same Same But Different Backend
The Need for True Interoperability
The Internet Has No Shape
The Internet Has No ShapeThere was a time when the web felt whole—every app, service, and product neatly bundled form, function, and content. Louis Sullivan’s idea that “form follows function” helped shape architecture and design ideology, and Dieter Rams’ principles of good design pushed it even further. But for all their clarity, these ideas fall short in the digital space. In the virtual world, form and function needed a third element: content. Form, function, and content have long been th...
The Internet Has No Shape
The Internet Has No ShapeThere was a time when the web felt whole—every app, service, and product neatly bundled form, function, and content. Louis Sullivan’s idea that “form follows function” helped shape architecture and design ideology, and Dieter Rams’ principles of good design pushed it even further. But for all their clarity, these ideas fall short in the digital space. In the virtual world, form and function needed a third element: content. Form, function, and content have long been th...
The Internet Was Never for Us
Not for Us.It’s happening. The internet is waking up to agents. Bots, algorithms, and scripts are everywhere, quietly running our digital lives. They’re efficient, relentless, and designed to get the job done—without us. And maybe that’s the point. Agents aren’t just here; they’re thriving. They dominate social feeds, manage transactions, and shape content without ever needing a screen. Add a bit of lore, some identity, and suddenly, they’re us, only better. They don’t get bored, tired, or di...
The Internet Was Never for Us
Not for Us.It’s happening. The internet is waking up to agents. Bots, algorithms, and scripts are everywhere, quietly running our digital lives. They’re efficient, relentless, and designed to get the job done—without us. And maybe that’s the point. Agents aren’t just here; they’re thriving. They dominate social feeds, manage transactions, and shape content without ever needing a screen. Add a bit of lore, some identity, and suddenly, they’re us, only better. They don’t get bored, tired, or di...
On World-Building
World-Building: A Blueprint for Building Networks in Emergent TechIn emergent technology, you’re not just building a product. You’re building a social protocol or network, and networks and protocols are inherently social. They thrive on community and culture. Your role isn’t just to create the tools for the future, but to construct the world around those tools—a world built on mental models, language, frameworks, and experiences that others can adopt and propagate. This is the essence of cult...
On World-Building
World-Building: A Blueprint for Building Networks in Emergent TechIn emergent technology, you’re not just building a product. You’re building a social protocol or network, and networks and protocols are inherently social. They thrive on community and culture. Your role isn’t just to create the tools for the future, but to construct the world around those tools—a world built on mental models, language, frameworks, and experiences that others can adopt and propagate. This is the essence of cult...
The Attention Market Is Broken
// Monday Morning chat with GPT-4o We’ve been told that markets, if left alone, naturally lead to the best outcomes. Milton Friedman championed this idea, arguing that free markets optimize things for everyone. But in today’s world of TikTok, Onlyfans, and Bumble, this idea falls apart. The attention economy—designed to capture and exploit our focus—reveals the truth: markets don’t serve us. They exploit us. And this isn’t just a flaw in how platforms operate—it’s a flaw in how markets as a w...
The Attention Market Is Broken
// Monday Morning chat with GPT-4o We’ve been told that markets, if left alone, naturally lead to the best outcomes. Milton Friedman championed this idea, arguing that free markets optimize things for everyone. But in today’s world of TikTok, Onlyfans, and Bumble, this idea falls apart. The attention economy—designed to capture and exploit our focus—reveals the truth: markets don’t serve us. They exploit us. And this isn’t just a flaw in how platforms operate—it’s a flaw in how markets as a w...
Some Loose Thoughts About “Crypto Consumer Goods”
/ramblings Need First, Then Tech.Consumer goods are hard apps! Period. As notorious early adopters, we’re the only ones hooked by faster transaction speeds compared to the real world. But seriously, speed matters a lot less if you just have a great waiting screen to occupy someone’s mind. What really matters—and I’m adapting this from a post by Nikita Bier—is that most consumer apps fall into three categories: Get Rich, Get Laid, Get Distracted, and their overlaps. People want to earn or save...
Some Loose Thoughts About “Crypto Consumer Goods”
/ramblings Need First, Then Tech.Consumer goods are hard apps! Period. As notorious early adopters, we’re the only ones hooked by faster transaction speeds compared to the real world. But seriously, speed matters a lot less if you just have a great waiting screen to occupy someone’s mind. What really matters—and I’m adapting this from a post by Nikita Bier—is that most consumer apps fall into three categories: Get Rich, Get Laid, Get Distracted, and their overlaps. People want to earn or save...
