I have previously categorized ’crypto’ – a catch-all for blockchain- and Web3-related innovation – as part of the Digital Revolution that started around the late 1960s to early 1970s with the invention of packet-switched networks, microprocessors, and other digital technologies that enabled the proliferation of personal computers and the Internet. I would like to expand on that by:Providing a brief theoretical outline of the two main stages of technological revolutions;Comparing the organizat...

I have previously categorized ’crypto’ – a catch-all for blockchain- and Web3-related innovation – as part of the Digital Revolution that started around the late 1960s to early 1970s with the invention of packet-switched networks, microprocessors, and other digital technologies that enabled the proliferation of personal computers and the Internet. I would like to expand on that by:Providing a brief theoretical outline of the two main stages of technological revolutions;Comparing the organizat...

TLDR: We are hiring an inaugural Artist in Residence! Applications can be submitted via this link. For Semester II, which begins in February 2022, we are inviting invitations from artists around the world to become our inaugural Artist in Residence (AiR) and to take a position within our community to not only visually interpret the second Semester of CCS but also to infuse our community network with artistic inspiration, creative expression and spontaneous improvisation.OverviewWe are envisio...

TLDR: We are hiring an inaugural Artist in Residence! Applications can be submitted via this link. For Semester II, which begins in February 2022, we are inviting invitations from artists around the world to become our inaugural Artist in Residence (AiR) and to take a position within our community to not only visually interpret the second Semester of CCS but also to infuse our community network with artistic inspiration, creative expression and spontaneous improvisation.OverviewWe are envisio...

Artist and designer Bhoka came to speak to Crypto, Culture and Society about “Art3”, her frame for the intersection of art and crypto. Art and technology have always been dependent on each other—right now is no exception. Bhoka did fine art her entire life; that was always the plan. But during her four year fine arts degree, she discovered a severe allergy to oil paint, so had to figure out an alternative plan. She fell back on making websites and graphics and, for the last decade, has been a...

Artist and designer Bhoka came to speak to Crypto, Culture and Society about “Art3”, her frame for the intersection of art and crypto. Art and technology have always been dependent on each other—right now is no exception. Bhoka did fine art her entire life; that was always the plan. But during her four year fine arts degree, she discovered a severe allergy to oil paint, so had to figure out an alternative plan. She fell back on making websites and graphics and, for the last decade, has been a...

Variant Fund cofounder Li Jin came to speak to Crypto, Culture and Society about labor and work on the Internet. Li Jin is the most polymathic of VCs; the kind that, alongside investing, founded a platform economy job site, ran a cohort-based course for founders building in the creator economy, taught social media celebrities how to angel invest, dropped surprise NFT sales that led to a New York Times feature, shares her prolific thinking through Twitter threads, her newsletter, her podcast M...

Variant Fund cofounder Li Jin came to speak to Crypto, Culture and Society about labor and work on the Internet. Li Jin is the most polymathic of VCs; the kind that, alongside investing, founded a platform economy job site, ran a cohort-based course for founders building in the creator economy, taught social media celebrities how to angel invest, dropped surprise NFT sales that led to a New York Times feature, shares her prolific thinking through Twitter threads, her newsletter, her podcast M...

Liberal arts have gotten a bad rap, especially in tech circles. We see it play out in both Silicon Valley and in higher education: the emphasis on recruiting students of “hard sciences” and the stereotype of the indulgent graduates who studied history, sociology, or “underwater basket weaving” in college... This dismissive attitude towards the liberal arts comes from the assumption that they’re not ROI-positive. Conventional wisdom goes that an English degree — even one from an elite universi...

Liberal arts have gotten a bad rap, especially in tech circles. We see it play out in both Silicon Valley and in higher education: the emphasis on recruiting students of “hard sciences” and the stereotype of the indulgent graduates who studied history, sociology, or “underwater basket weaving” in college... This dismissive attitude towards the liberal arts comes from the assumption that they’re not ROI-positive. Conventional wisdom goes that an English degree — even one from an elite universi...

Not Boring writer, investor and thinker Packy McCormick spoke to Crypto, Culture and Society about curiosity, creativity and how best to play the Great Online Game (check out our full workshop notes here). Packy McCormick’s newsletter Not Boring is an essential read at the intersection of tech, culture and web3. Recently, he’s brought topics such as the rapid growth of Solana and Axie Infinity’s pay-to-earn model to a wide audience of tech builders and followers. And back in May, he wrote abo...

Not Boring writer, investor and thinker Packy McCormick spoke to Crypto, Culture and Society about curiosity, creativity and how best to play the Great Online Game (check out our full workshop notes here). Packy McCormick’s newsletter Not Boring is an essential read at the intersection of tech, culture and web3. Recently, he’s brought topics such as the rapid growth of Solana and Axie Infinity’s pay-to-earn model to a wide audience of tech builders and followers. And back in May, he wrote abo...

“How we choose to do what we need to do is the basis of culture; the difference between grabbing a bodega sandwich to sitting down for omakase. All these nuances across the spectrum of experience. But if crypto doesn’t care to find new wells, to expand our reference points, we’ll all stay thirsty for what we know we can do” Writer, designer and Eternal founder Reggie James spoke to Crypto, Culture and Society about the importance of web3 expanding its cultural reference points. Reggie: Let’s ...

“How we choose to do what we need to do is the basis of culture; the difference between grabbing a bodega sandwich to sitting down for omakase. All these nuances across the spectrum of experience. But if crypto doesn’t care to find new wells, to expand our reference points, we’ll all stay thirsty for what we know we can do” Writer, designer and Eternal founder Reggie James spoke to Crypto, Culture and Society about the importance of web3 expanding its cultural reference points. Reggie: Let’s ...

Jarrod Dicker and Gaby Goldberg, investors at The Chernin Group came to speak with Crypto, Culture and Society about Decentralized Media. The conversation was facilitated by Adam Ryan, CEO of Workweek. Until fairly recently, the structure and value chain of the media industry were quite straightforward. Content was produced by artists, creators, authors, and production companies and sold by commercial distributors such as publishers, film distributors, and record companies. The industries wer...

Jarrod Dicker and Gaby Goldberg, investors at The Chernin Group came to speak with Crypto, Culture and Society about Decentralized Media. The conversation was facilitated by Adam Ryan, CEO of Workweek. Until fairly recently, the structure and value chain of the media industry were quite straightforward. Content was produced by artists, creators, authors, and production companies and sold by commercial distributors such as publishers, film distributors, and record companies. The industries wer...

Crypto, Culture, and Society members recently joined a session by web3 polymath Ameer Carter, aka Sirsu, to explore how social capital operates. Using real-world models of collective action and examples of web3 projects that bridge the gaps between social, cultural, and economic capital, he advanced a compelling argument for using blockchain technologies toward attribution of creative works to their creators. Below is a recap and response from our community.“It’s not about streaming...that’s ...

Crypto, Culture, and Society members recently joined a session by web3 polymath Ameer Carter, aka Sirsu, to explore how social capital operates. Using real-world models of collective action and examples of web3 projects that bridge the gaps between social, cultural, and economic capital, he advanced a compelling argument for using blockchain technologies toward attribution of creative works to their creators. Below is a recap and response from our community.“It’s not about streaming...that’s ...

Dame has been exploring identity and inclusion since their early experience in Web1 with a recent focus on democratizing access to crypto with Rainbow. They delivered a talk for Crypto, Culture, and Society diving deep into this topic. Below you can find a summary written by CCS Scholar Xian:⚠️ Us: “Blockchain is forever, but identity isn’t.”Every community positions itself differently and attracts an audience based on its niche. Look at these images below and think about which word you would...

Dame has been exploring identity and inclusion since their early experience in Web1 with a recent focus on democratizing access to crypto with Rainbow. They delivered a talk for Crypto, Culture, and Society diving deep into this topic. Below you can find a summary written by CCS Scholar Xian:⚠️ Us: “Blockchain is forever, but identity isn’t.”Every community positions itself differently and attracts an audience based on its niche. Look at these images below and think about which word you would...