I wrote this paper this past quarter on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. I absolutely LOVE this image. We could have written on pretty much any topic relating to Plato, and I chose this one -- the most well generic Plato image ever -- but I had to because it’s so stinking good. There is so much to deal with this image. I’d almost rather just sit down in discussion and sift through it for hours instead of narrowing in for a more serious literary analysis. But this was a fun write.In Plato’s Repub...

I wrote this paper this past quarter on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. I absolutely LOVE this image. We could have written on pretty much any topic relating to Plato, and I chose this one -- the most well generic Plato image ever -- but I had to because it’s so stinking good. There is so much to deal with this image. I’d almost rather just sit down in discussion and sift through it for hours instead of narrowing in for a more serious literary analysis. But this was a fun write.In Plato’s Repub...

It’s become a joke on campus, “oh, I have a paper due midnight that I haven’t started” or “yep, 100 pages of reading to do before I go to bed”. Today, especially at school, there is a culture and a pressure to make use of all of our time. To do everything we can. To make this opportunity and these four years worth it and to do all the fun stuff. This makes some sense -- I go to a school that has a ton of amazing opportunities between all the classes, activities, clubs and people. Why not do i...

It’s become a joke on campus, “oh, I have a paper due midnight that I haven’t started” or “yep, 100 pages of reading to do before I go to bed”. Today, especially at school, there is a culture and a pressure to make use of all of our time. To do everything we can. To make this opportunity and these four years worth it and to do all the fun stuff. This makes some sense -- I go to a school that has a ton of amazing opportunities between all the classes, activities, clubs and people. Why not do i...

Web3 has its’ own language, norms, standards, and beliefs. It’s just part of the deal when someone rejects the tradfi machine and makes a bet on the web3 idea. But web3 mantras — “ownership economy”, “decentralization”, “code is law” — are more than just rallying cries. They’re the bedrock of a social and political philosophy. It’s easy to take for granted that we are attempting to build systems that will change the way we see ourselves and interact with one another on individual to societal ...

Web3 has its’ own language, norms, standards, and beliefs. It’s just part of the deal when someone rejects the tradfi machine and makes a bet on the web3 idea. But web3 mantras — “ownership economy”, “decentralization”, “code is law” — are more than just rallying cries. They’re the bedrock of a social and political philosophy. It’s easy to take for granted that we are attempting to build systems that will change the way we see ourselves and interact with one another on individual to societal ...

When things are good in crypto, when stuff is being built, we’re making bets, investing in different areas and talking up different teams -- ETH, BTC, Solana, this startup and DAO or that one. We’re a part of the believers of the web3 team -- it’s fun to debate it with others. We feel like we’re a part of something special, and we are. We’re in optimistic mode, and compete with each other on our respective teams. People naturally are inclined to push limits, that’s a human temptation, good or...

When things are good in crypto, when stuff is being built, we’re making bets, investing in different areas and talking up different teams -- ETH, BTC, Solana, this startup and DAO or that one. We’re a part of the believers of the web3 team -- it’s fun to debate it with others. We feel like we’re a part of something special, and we are. We’re in optimistic mode, and compete with each other on our respective teams. People naturally are inclined to push limits, that’s a human temptation, good or...

For awhile I have researched into interest areas and scratched down ideas in various places. Today I decided to begin writing these findings here. I don’t plan to spend time building an audience, but if people would like to read what I’m writing they are welcome to. I chose Mirror because it is one of those web3 experiments I enjoy following, and I wanted to get in the action on the inside. “Why” turns into “why not” pretty quickly around here, and I like that. Onward!

For awhile I have researched into interest areas and scratched down ideas in various places. Today I decided to begin writing these findings here. I don’t plan to spend time building an audience, but if people would like to read what I’m writing they are welcome to. I chose Mirror because it is one of those web3 experiments I enjoy following, and I wanted to get in the action on the inside. “Why” turns into “why not” pretty quickly around here, and I like that. Onward!

Dostoevsky’s The Double follows Golyadkin, a man of low rank in 1800s Petersberg, who deteriorates socially and mentally in a dishonest, self centered mindset, particularly when his double comes on scene and meddles with his life. This double appears to be a figment of his imagination at first and at other times a new coworker who he believes to be his double. Eventually Golyadkin “comes to his senses” and seeks to repent like that of the prodigal’s son, but is denied this love and is instead...

Dostoevsky’s The Double follows Golyadkin, a man of low rank in 1800s Petersberg, who deteriorates socially and mentally in a dishonest, self centered mindset, particularly when his double comes on scene and meddles with his life. This double appears to be a figment of his imagination at first and at other times a new coworker who he believes to be his double. Eventually Golyadkin “comes to his senses” and seeks to repent like that of the prodigal’s son, but is denied this love and is instead...