
The Artist's Oath
The Artist’s Oath is a personal commitment to how I show up creatively. It is a reminder to lead with integrity, to resist the pressure to perform, and to make work that reflects truth, not just what gets attention. It is a compass for navigating the tension between expression and permanence, and a way to stay rooted in what matters: presence, process, and purpose, not perfection.

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The Artist's Oath
The Artist’s Oath is a personal commitment to how I show up creatively. It is a reminder to lead with integrity, to resist the pressure to perform, and to make work that reflects truth, not just what gets attention. It is a compass for navigating the tension between expression and permanence, and a way to stay rooted in what matters: presence, process, and purpose, not perfection.

Stanford Confirms My Research Findings
AI is changing how people relate to each other at work.

Not My First Rodeo: Minting SuperRare Ghost Tokens
The story of how I minted art on SuperRare in 2021 while banned.
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Listen to the episode on Pods, Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and everywhere else you get your podcasts.
In this episode, Darren and I unpack what really defines an artist, why that definition matters, and who gets left out when gatekeepers draw the line.
We also break down Apple’s quiet shift on NFTs and crypto payments, the true cost of always-on tech, and what new AI-at-work data says about autonomy and stress on the job.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why the “only world-builders are artists” take falls apart
What Apple’s updated crypto policy actually signals
How passive listening is built into your daily tech
The rise of tokenized real-world assets and the MSTY YieldMax ETF
What new survey data reveals about AI and workplace anxiety
🎙Darren Kleine: X/Twitter, Farcaster
🎙Eric P. Rhodes: X/Twitter, Farcaster
🌐 Website: rising-tide.xyz
💬 X/Twitter: @risingtidexyz
💜 Farcaster: /risingtide
Listen to the episode on Pods, Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and everywhere else you get your podcasts.
In this episode, Darren and I unpack what really defines an artist, why that definition matters, and who gets left out when gatekeepers draw the line.
We also break down Apple’s quiet shift on NFTs and crypto payments, the true cost of always-on tech, and what new AI-at-work data says about autonomy and stress on the job.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why the “only world-builders are artists” take falls apart
What Apple’s updated crypto policy actually signals
How passive listening is built into your daily tech
The rise of tokenized real-world assets and the MSTY YieldMax ETF
What new survey data reveals about AI and workplace anxiety
🎙Darren Kleine: X/Twitter, Farcaster
🎙Eric P. Rhodes: X/Twitter, Farcaster
🌐 Website: rising-tide.xyz
💬 X/Twitter: @risingtidexyz
💜 Farcaster: /risingtide
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I like how the author ties everything together in the end.