How NFTs Empower the Modern Artist
Originally published on Substack on July 10th, 2021. I’ve been hearing about NFTs for about half a year now, and never really took an interest in them. I’d occasionally see some abstract pixel art or kitten cartoon on my Twitter feed, and to be honest, I thought it was almost pointless that people seemed to be spending money on them. I didn’t really understand what they were or why they mattered. That was also around the time when I started to learn how to create digital art, and most of the ...
How NFTs Empower the Modern Artist
Originally published on Substack on July 10th, 2021. I’ve been hearing about NFTs for about half a year now, and never really took an interest in them. I’d occasionally see some abstract pixel art or kitten cartoon on my Twitter feed, and to be honest, I thought it was almost pointless that people seemed to be spending money on them. I didn’t really understand what they were or why they mattered. That was also around the time when I started to learn how to create digital art, and most of the ...
DAOs as University Replacements: A Thought Experiment
Originally published on Substack on September 9th, 2021. I came back to senior year of college this fall after a year and a half of being away from campus, and many aspects of the university experience that I used to think were normal are now hitting me in the face. Why do things have to be this way? I’m certainly not the first person to point out flaws in higher education institutions, but it just feels so weird to be back after being away from this ecosystem. During my time away from school...
DAOs as University Replacements: A Thought Experiment
Originally published on Substack on September 9th, 2021. I came back to senior year of college this fall after a year and a half of being away from campus, and many aspects of the university experience that I used to think were normal are now hitting me in the face. Why do things have to be this way? I’m certainly not the first person to point out flaws in higher education institutions, but it just feels so weird to be back after being away from this ecosystem. During my time away from school...
