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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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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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Talk to people in their 40s and 50s and the skepticism about crypto is rampant.
Talk to people in their 20s and 30s and the belief is clear.
I was a guest in someone’s home last week in London.
The homeowners are in their late 50s. Their son, in his 20s, was there.
We were talking about blockchain (because they asked what I do).
The parents said, “I just don’t understand it.”
To be fair, they weren’t skeptics, but they just didn’t get it.
The son, while walking over to the pantry, calmly said, “it’s the future of money, that’s all you need to know.”
He’s not in crypto. He doesn’t have any skin in the game. It just makes intuitive sense to him.
I’ve had this experience more than once. In fact, it happens often.
It’s a replay of what I experienced in the early Internet days.
Today, the 50 year olds have the power and the money.
But it won’t always be that way.
Talk to people in their 40s and 50s and the skepticism about crypto is rampant.
Talk to people in their 20s and 30s and the belief is clear.
I was a guest in someone’s home last week in London.
The homeowners are in their late 50s. Their son, in his 20s, was there.
We were talking about blockchain (because they asked what I do).
The parents said, “I just don’t understand it.”
To be fair, they weren’t skeptics, but they just didn’t get it.
The son, while walking over to the pantry, calmly said, “it’s the future of money, that’s all you need to know.”
He’s not in crypto. He doesn’t have any skin in the game. It just makes intuitive sense to him.
I’ve had this experience more than once. In fact, it happens often.
It’s a replay of what I experienced in the early Internet days.
Today, the 50 year olds have the power and the money.
But it won’t always be that way.
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