jer979Purpose Struggle
Yesterday, I decided that my blogging career should come to an end. I was doing myself a disservice. I told myself that the goal of the posts was to dig deeper, peel back the layers, get down to the core. But by publishing online (or on-chain as the case may be), I was subconsciously writing for others, even if I told myself that I didn't care if others read. So, in an effort to be more authentic, I figured I'd stop publishing and start doing a private journal. Within 2 hours of that decision...
jer979Value. Happiness.
I feel happy. It's fun, it's light, like a feather floating at the beginning of Forrest Gump. But, like the feather, it's not grounded. It can flitter and float away. Value is also ephemeral. We know it when we see it. We feel it, somewhere deep inside. Something connects to us, saying "yes, this is worth it." The "it" that it's worth is energy. Energy in the form of time, attention, money. The things of which our possession is limited. There's a reason why all the great traditions point to "...
jer979Coffee with AI
Every day for the past month, I’ve had a coffee date with AI. I literally sit down, with a cup of coffee, with an appointment on my calendar that says “coffee with AI”. During that time, AI (I’ve used ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Venice) and I literally have a chat, the way I would with a friend. It’s not “write this letter for me” or “do this or that.” No, it’s a chance for us to have a conversation about whatever topic I want. Many days, recently, at least, it’s been about quant...
www.twitter.com/jer979
Support jer979
jer979Frequent Flyer Miles as Collateral
Subscribe to jer979
Support jer979
jer979Frequent Flyer Miles as Collateral
jer979Purpose Struggle
Yesterday, I decided that my blogging career should come to an end. I was doing myself a disservice. I told myself that the goal of the posts was to dig deeper, peel back the layers, get down to the core. But by publishing online (or on-chain as the case may be), I was subconsciously writing for others, even if I told myself that I didn't care if others read. So, in an effort to be more authentic, I figured I'd stop publishing and start doing a private journal. Within 2 hours of that decision...
jer979Value. Happiness.
I feel happy. It's fun, it's light, like a feather floating at the beginning of Forrest Gump. But, like the feather, it's not grounded. It can flitter and float away. Value is also ephemeral. We know it when we see it. We feel it, somewhere deep inside. Something connects to us, saying "yes, this is worth it." The "it" that it's worth is energy. Energy in the form of time, attention, money. The things of which our possession is limited. There's a reason why all the great traditions point to "...
jer979Coffee with AI
Every day for the past month, I’ve had a coffee date with AI. I literally sit down, with a cup of coffee, with an appointment on my calendar that says “coffee with AI”. During that time, AI (I’ve used ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Venice) and I literally have a chat, the way I would with a friend. It’s not “write this letter for me” or “do this or that.” No, it’s a chance for us to have a conversation about whatever topic I want. Many days, recently, at least, it’s been about quant...
<100 subscribers
<100 subscribers
I saw a tweet about Starbucks initiating an NFT program. They got all of the “Web3” marketing buzz you might expect or want.
The only thing is, unless I completely misread it, it’s really not a “Web3” thing.
If “Web3” is about ownership, then this NFT program is a kind of pseudo-ownership. I mean, you own it, but there are a lot of rules that apply as to what you can and can’t do with it, the most obvious one being that you are limited to using it within the Starbucks ecosystem.
That’s a walled garden by another name.
One day, I’ll be able to take my Starbucks points or my United frequent flyer miles and use them as collateral for a loan or trade them for a sporting event ticket or buy stocks or tokens with them.
That will be Web3.
https://twitter.com/jer979/status/1569671604212498434
I saw a tweet about Starbucks initiating an NFT program. They got all of the “Web3” marketing buzz you might expect or want.
The only thing is, unless I completely misread it, it’s really not a “Web3” thing.
If “Web3” is about ownership, then this NFT program is a kind of pseudo-ownership. I mean, you own it, but there are a lot of rules that apply as to what you can and can’t do with it, the most obvious one being that you are limited to using it within the Starbucks ecosystem.
That’s a walled garden by another name.
One day, I’ll be able to take my Starbucks points or my United frequent flyer miles and use them as collateral for a loan or trade them for a sporting event ticket or buy stocks or tokens with them.
That will be Web3.
https://twitter.com/jer979/status/1569671604212498434
Share Dialog
Share Dialog
No activity yet