
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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Hundreds of years from now, when historians are pondering how the American economic empire fell apart, they will look for all kinds of causes.
Increased interest on the debt as a result of incompetent politicians will certainly be one. So will moves by other countries to “de-dollarize” themselves and recover some degree of autonomy. There will be a lot of speculation.
But looking deeply, some fresh mind will put 2 and 2 together and recognize that the US had the opportunity to leverage its position and assume leadership of the emerging global, crypto economic infrastructure.
Instead, as is almost predictable and sad, the government chose the other path, holding onto its prize possession of Dollar superiority well past the time it was necessary or smart, like a teenager who still needs a baby blanket in order to fall asleep.
The SEC’s decision about banning staking-as-a-service via exchanges is that moment.
I’m angry, but more I’m sad.
Hundreds of years from now, when historians are pondering how the American economic empire fell apart, they will look for all kinds of causes.
Increased interest on the debt as a result of incompetent politicians will certainly be one. So will moves by other countries to “de-dollarize” themselves and recover some degree of autonomy. There will be a lot of speculation.
But looking deeply, some fresh mind will put 2 and 2 together and recognize that the US had the opportunity to leverage its position and assume leadership of the emerging global, crypto economic infrastructure.
Instead, as is almost predictable and sad, the government chose the other path, holding onto its prize possession of Dollar superiority well past the time it was necessary or smart, like a teenager who still needs a baby blanket in order to fall asleep.
The SEC’s decision about banning staking-as-a-service via exchanges is that moment.
I’m angry, but more I’m sad.
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