
Purpose 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...

Value. 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 "...

Coffee 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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Purpose 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...

Value. 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 "...

Coffee 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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There are a series of articles and charts in the WSJ showing how the “world order of global trade” rose tremendously after the fall of the Berlin Wall, but in recent years, has begun to fragment.
Looking, as I do, at everything through rose-colored crypto glasses, I see an opportunity (perhaps a catalyst here) for the future adoption of crypto.
While countries themselves have been struggling and de-globalizing, I wonder if the citizens are really ready to do the same.
After all, we’ve had a taste of global commerce, of improved standards of living through trade, and lower costs.
This is where decentralized public networks can do an “end run” around the existing trade order to create a new one.
I just finished watching the new German-language version of “All Quiet on the Western Front.”
It’s the horror of 1918 presented with 2022 tech and special effects. Powerful.
But, in that movie, you really get a sense of how the world had changed because of that “Great War.”
Hopefully, far, far, far fewer people die in this realignment of the world’s system since 2008/2020 and hopefully, the next wave of economic growth comes from direct connections between people, not relying on governments to all get along.
There are a series of articles and charts in the WSJ showing how the “world order of global trade” rose tremendously after the fall of the Berlin Wall, but in recent years, has begun to fragment.
Looking, as I do, at everything through rose-colored crypto glasses, I see an opportunity (perhaps a catalyst here) for the future adoption of crypto.
While countries themselves have been struggling and de-globalizing, I wonder if the citizens are really ready to do the same.
After all, we’ve had a taste of global commerce, of improved standards of living through trade, and lower costs.
This is where decentralized public networks can do an “end run” around the existing trade order to create a new one.
I just finished watching the new German-language version of “All Quiet on the Western Front.”
It’s the horror of 1918 presented with 2022 tech and special effects. Powerful.
But, in that movie, you really get a sense of how the world had changed because of that “Great War.”
Hopefully, far, far, far fewer people die in this realignment of the world’s system since 2008/2020 and hopefully, the next wave of economic growth comes from direct connections between people, not relying on governments to all get along.
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