For part 1 of this post, please read https://m.mirror.xyz/Xr0TX6_b6TSB5Ui90mvfixrlfp2fgmhOtzQbM3CXegk Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of connecting with Thom, an artist/ creative/ polymath/ 21st Century Renaissance Man, who was keen to dive head first into crypto. After seeing the sudden rise in popularity of CryptoPunks (but not being able to purchase one of his own), and the very low quality of ‘bootleg punks’ being sold on OpenSea, Thom decided to take matters into his own hands: he ...

For part 1 of this post, please read https://m.mirror.xyz/Xr0TX6_b6TSB5Ui90mvfixrlfp2fgmhOtzQbM3CXegk Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of connecting with Thom, an artist/ creative/ polymath/ 21st Century Renaissance Man, who was keen to dive head first into crypto. After seeing the sudden rise in popularity of CryptoPunks (but not being able to purchase one of his own), and the very low quality of ‘bootleg punks’ being sold on OpenSea, Thom decided to take matters into his own hands: he ...

We are at a crossroads in society . On one hand we live in an ultra competitive reality that feels like it's accelerating towards dystopia, where we only care about satisfying our basic needs for consumption and survival. On the other hand, we sense that we are on the verge of finding a new utopia, where we can share in the abundance that we've managed to create with our vast technological achievements, finally realizing that the well-being of the collective matters just as much as ...

We are at a crossroads in society . On one hand we live in an ultra competitive reality that feels like it's accelerating towards dystopia, where we only care about satisfying our basic needs for consumption and survival. On the other hand, we sense that we are on the verge of finding a new utopia, where we can share in the abundance that we've managed to create with our vast technological achievements, finally realizing that the well-being of the collective matters just as much as ...

Myco is a tool for bootstrapping abundance. It's an all-in-one platform for groups of people who have a shared set of goals and values— potential energy— to come together and convert that energy into real world action. One of the central themes of Myco is collective ownership: the belief that the economic benefits which stem from work should be fairly shared among the group of people who contributed to its creation, in a way that promotes sustainable, long-lasting relationships. While th...

Myco is a tool for bootstrapping abundance. It's an all-in-one platform for groups of people who have a shared set of goals and values— potential energy— to come together and convert that energy into real world action. One of the central themes of Myco is collective ownership: the belief that the economic benefits which stem from work should be fairly shared among the group of people who contributed to its creation, in a way that promotes sustainable, long-lasting relationships. While th...

Every time we use the internet, we encounter an endless supply of new ways to make money. The attention economy is booming, and people are becoming comfortable spending money on high quality digital media. Although the last several decades have seen us earning mostly as independent agents, people are increasingly joining forces to earn money together under shared group identities. The challenge that we're facing is that the internet isn't built for group users. This means that every...

Every time we use the internet, we encounter an endless supply of new ways to make money. The attention economy is booming, and people are becoming comfortable spending money on high quality digital media. Although the last several decades have seen us earning mostly as independent agents, people are increasingly joining forces to earn money together under shared group identities. The challenge that we're facing is that the internet isn't built for group users. This means that every...

Close your eyes, and try to imagine all of the different media that you produce on a daily basis. The posts, the stories, the memes, and even the likes you make on other people's content. Imagine them all floating in the air in front of you, forming a cloud. When we post on social media, it often feels like we're releasing something that's weighing us down. As if our content is just a series of shells we've each outgrown; a trail of breadcrumbs we leave behind as we attemp...

Close your eyes, and try to imagine all of the different media that you produce on a daily basis. The posts, the stories, the memes, and even the likes you make on other people's content. Imagine them all floating in the air in front of you, forming a cloud. When we post on social media, it often feels like we're releasing something that's weighing us down. As if our content is just a series of shells we've each outgrown; a trail of breadcrumbs we leave behind as we attemp...

Over the last year, we've seen an explosion of a new form of NFT project: the PFP's. Sparked by a renewed interest in CryptoPunks, creators have designed series after series of characters and provided each them with traits and unique features that set them apart from each other. Some of the art has been top notch, with some PFP creators even going as far as to hand-design every single implementation. Others... well... it's clear that they were launched with a short-term mindset...

Over the last year, we've seen an explosion of a new form of NFT project: the PFP's. Sparked by a renewed interest in CryptoPunks, creators have designed series after series of characters and provided each them with traits and unique features that set them apart from each other. Some of the art has been top notch, with some PFP creators even going as far as to hand-design every single implementation. Others... well... it's clear that they were launched with a short-term mindset...