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 "...
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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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My dad said to me when I was young. “The person with the agenda will always defeat the person without the agenda.”
By agenda, he meant “motivation and passion.”
Now, the defeat of those with no agenda/belief may not be immediate. It may take a long, long time, but eventually those with the motivation will wear down those without it.
Right now, if you look around the cryptoscape, there’s a feeling of depression. So much of the promise that Satoshi laid out seems further away than ever. Celsius, 3AC, Luna, FTX, and who knows what next…they seem to be eroding any confidence that people have that crypto will fulfill its potential.
But look around the world of crypto.
Look at places like Coin Center and the Blockchain Association. Look at people like Caitlin Long and Erik Voorhees. Look at sophisticated investors like Fred Wilson.
Theses people-and many, many more- believe in the potential and have an agenda.
That agenda is one of self-sovereignty, responsible monetary and fiscal policy, data privacy, censorship-resistance, and more.
These are noble, eternal causes.
What is TradFi fighting for?
What’s the TradFi agenda?
Make more money. Take your data and repurpose/resell it.
Is that an agenda really worth dedicating your life towards?
No.
Two weeks ago, I was with my team at RDX Works, the company with an agenda to build a smart contract platform experience capable of truly making DeFi a mainstream reality.
We went around the room and I asked people what their motivation was for being part of this group.
I wish you could have been there. The stories, the passion, the reasons to care.
We have one person from Lebanon who spoke of the extreme financial hardship imposed by the government and banks on the citizens of the country.
We have another person from Vietnam whose family property was expropriated during communist times.
And we have people from the West who believe that governments and central banks have overstepped their mandate, infringing upon the rights of individuals and freedoms.
I will take this group of people any day over a bunch of bonus-focused bankers.
Crypto is going to win.
My dad said to me when I was young. “The person with the agenda will always defeat the person without the agenda.”
By agenda, he meant “motivation and passion.”
Now, the defeat of those with no agenda/belief may not be immediate. It may take a long, long time, but eventually those with the motivation will wear down those without it.
Right now, if you look around the cryptoscape, there’s a feeling of depression. So much of the promise that Satoshi laid out seems further away than ever. Celsius, 3AC, Luna, FTX, and who knows what next…they seem to be eroding any confidence that people have that crypto will fulfill its potential.
But look around the world of crypto.
Look at places like Coin Center and the Blockchain Association. Look at people like Caitlin Long and Erik Voorhees. Look at sophisticated investors like Fred Wilson.
Theses people-and many, many more- believe in the potential and have an agenda.
That agenda is one of self-sovereignty, responsible monetary and fiscal policy, data privacy, censorship-resistance, and more.
These are noble, eternal causes.
What is TradFi fighting for?
What’s the TradFi agenda?
Make more money. Take your data and repurpose/resell it.
Is that an agenda really worth dedicating your life towards?
No.
Two weeks ago, I was with my team at RDX Works, the company with an agenda to build a smart contract platform experience capable of truly making DeFi a mainstream reality.
We went around the room and I asked people what their motivation was for being part of this group.
I wish you could have been there. The stories, the passion, the reasons to care.
We have one person from Lebanon who spoke of the extreme financial hardship imposed by the government and banks on the citizens of the country.
We have another person from Vietnam whose family property was expropriated during communist times.
And we have people from the West who believe that governments and central banks have overstepped their mandate, infringing upon the rights of individuals and freedoms.
I will take this group of people any day over a bunch of bonus-focused bankers.
Crypto is going to win.
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