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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One of the bigger challenges in crypto is the supposed “blockchain trilemma” which states that like speed, price, and quality, you can have 2 out of the 3 of security, decentralization, and scalability.
Various projects take different approaches to addressing the trilemma.
Many sacrifice decentralization (at least in the short term, they claim) to focus on security and scalability with the hope that they can figure out the rest later.
Some compromise on security.
Some compromise on scalability, like Ethereum, which has sought to address this with sharding and Layer 2 solutions.
The benefits of crypto won’t happen until the trilemma is solved.
Solving the trilemma is “table stakes” for mass adoption.
One of the bigger challenges in crypto is the supposed “blockchain trilemma” which states that like speed, price, and quality, you can have 2 out of the 3 of security, decentralization, and scalability.
Various projects take different approaches to addressing the trilemma.
Many sacrifice decentralization (at least in the short term, they claim) to focus on security and scalability with the hope that they can figure out the rest later.
Some compromise on security.
Some compromise on scalability, like Ethereum, which has sought to address this with sharding and Layer 2 solutions.
The benefits of crypto won’t happen until the trilemma is solved.
Solving the trilemma is “table stakes” for mass adoption.
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