On FWB’s newly created Community Council In the early days of fledgling tribes, decisions often come down from on high. For centuries, wisdom has been handed down by elders who tend the communal fire, their knowledge guiding the community. But at some point, voices raise up from the people: "Let us share in shaping our destiny." We now live in an age of decentralization, where top-down leadership is able to give way to collective decision-making — and DAOs like FWB have the opportunity to lea...

On FWB’s newly created Community Council In the early days of fledgling tribes, decisions often come down from on high. For centuries, wisdom has been handed down by elders who tend the communal fire, their knowledge guiding the community. But at some point, voices raise up from the people: "Let us share in shaping our destiny." We now live in an age of decentralization, where top-down leadership is able to give way to collective decision-making — and DAOs like FWB have the opportunity to lea...

Shifting the Web Back Towards Open-HandednessLess Likes, More Connections this essay is available both in video (above) and text (below) formats // video available via auction on Zora One of the most important objects of my life rolled in on squeaky wheels when my teacher brought a brand new computer into the elementary school classroom. Now, the school already had a few computers at the time, but those were green-and-grey text machines, rudimentary and clunky, unfriendly to children and teac...

Shifting the Web Back Towards Open-HandednessLess Likes, More Connections this essay is available both in video (above) and text (below) formats // video available via auction on Zora One of the most important objects of my life rolled in on squeaky wheels when my teacher brought a brand new computer into the elementary school classroom. Now, the school already had a few computers at the time, but those were green-and-grey text machines, rudimentary and clunky, unfriendly to children and teac...

Growing up in the 90s, our first family computer was a Compaq Presario. It was a chunky desktop PC with speakers that attached to the monitor like oversized ears and a translucent purple faceplate on the tower that popped open to store CDs. It was glorious.My beloved Compaq PresarioThat computer changed my life — and so did a piece of software that came with it called Microsoft Encarta. Encarta was an encyclopedia digitized, Wikipedia before Wikipedia, and opening it revealed countless entrie...

Growing up in the 90s, our first family computer was a Compaq Presario. It was a chunky desktop PC with speakers that attached to the monitor like oversized ears and a translucent purple faceplate on the tower that popped open to store CDs. It was glorious.My beloved Compaq PresarioThat computer changed my life — and so did a piece of software that came with it called Microsoft Encarta. Encarta was an encyclopedia digitized, Wikipedia before Wikipedia, and opening it revealed countless entrie...

At its core, the internet is a portal. This has been evident since the 1990s, when web browsers emerged as doorways to an altogether new digital realm for the world to navigate and explore. During this time, the internet was like a vast library with uncharted aisles and hidden corners where every click might lead to a new discovery. The internet was a portal to knowledge. As the internet evolved, so too did the portal. It became a portal to commerce, revolutionizing the way we shopped. It bec...

At its core, the internet is a portal. This has been evident since the 1990s, when web browsers emerged as doorways to an altogether new digital realm for the world to navigate and explore. During this time, the internet was like a vast library with uncharted aisles and hidden corners where every click might lead to a new discovery. The internet was a portal to knowledge. As the internet evolved, so too did the portal. It became a portal to commerce, revolutionizing the way we shopped. It bec...

How I went from knowing next to nothing about crypto to taking a full-time job in web3, all in under 6 monthsAt the beginning of this year I knew next to nothing about the world of web3 or crypto. Six months later, I quit my job to take a full-time position in the industry. What happened? This is the story of some of the major moments within that half-year and the lessons I learned along the way. In January of 2021 I felt dissatisfied with the web. I had been feeling this way for years. Don’t...

How I went from knowing next to nothing about crypto to taking a full-time job in web3, all in under 6 monthsAt the beginning of this year I knew next to nothing about the world of web3 or crypto. Six months later, I quit my job to take a full-time position in the industry. What happened? This is the story of some of the major moments within that half-year and the lessons I learned along the way. In January of 2021 I felt dissatisfied with the web. I had been feeling this way for years. Don’t...