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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...
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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 "...
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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...
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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...
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I’ve had the good fortune to travel around Iceland over the past few days.
If you love nature, it’s the place for you (though it’s not cheap–well, the nature is, but the rest of the country isn’t).
I’ve said to a few people that Iceland is like “Disneyland for Nature.”
When you’re here, you’re a bit in awe of the balance of ecosystems and environment. It’s a beauty to behold.
And it makes you think.
For the past 300 years, our financial system has been a “winner-take-all,’ “dog-eat-dog,” “zero sum game” of enabling industrialization.
That’s not how nature works.
Nature works as a mutually-reinforcing, mutually supportive ecosystem of interdependence.
This is what DeFi/Web3 finance do also.
If you win, I don’t necessarily have to lose.
I may not “win” as much as you do, but if the crypto-economic ecosystem is thriving, then every tokenholder is better off, regardless of their specific case.
DeFi is more natural and more in tune with its environment.
That’s why it’s right for the world we want to inhabit.
I’ve had the good fortune to travel around Iceland over the past few days.
If you love nature, it’s the place for you (though it’s not cheap–well, the nature is, but the rest of the country isn’t).
I’ve said to a few people that Iceland is like “Disneyland for Nature.”
When you’re here, you’re a bit in awe of the balance of ecosystems and environment. It’s a beauty to behold.
And it makes you think.
For the past 300 years, our financial system has been a “winner-take-all,’ “dog-eat-dog,” “zero sum game” of enabling industrialization.
That’s not how nature works.
Nature works as a mutually-reinforcing, mutually supportive ecosystem of interdependence.
This is what DeFi/Web3 finance do also.
If you win, I don’t necessarily have to lose.
I may not “win” as much as you do, but if the crypto-economic ecosystem is thriving, then every tokenholder is better off, regardless of their specific case.
DeFi is more natural and more in tune with its environment.
That’s why it’s right for the world we want to inhabit.
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