Spend more than a day on Ethereum’s Mainnet and you’ll realize gas fees are a bottleneck. These fees go to miners –– those providing computation power to execute transactions. Every action performed by a smart contract –– sending money, performing a numerical operation, or writing a message onchain –– costs gas to execute. Major protocols –– from Uniswap to OpenSea –– drove an explosion of chain usage over the past year, significantly reducing network performance for everyday users. I’m still...

Spend more than a day on Ethereum’s Mainnet and you’ll realize gas fees are a bottleneck. These fees go to miners –– those providing computation power to execute transactions. Every action performed by a smart contract –– sending money, performing a numerical operation, or writing a message onchain –– costs gas to execute. Major protocols –– from Uniswap to OpenSea –– drove an explosion of chain usage over the past year, significantly reducing network performance for everyday users. I’m still...

Atomic fission can power our species several lifetimes over, or end most of it in mere minutes. Crypto, like all technology, is neutral –– credibly so, you might say How we implement our existing tools determines the outcomes produced; but Why we apply them, the motivation behind their implementation, instruct their actualization. A continuous economical, ethical, historical, moral, political, social question. If we choose to ignore precedents and build in a vacuum, we’re bound to repeat the ...

Atomic fission can power our species several lifetimes over, or end most of it in mere minutes. Crypto, like all technology, is neutral –– credibly so, you might say How we implement our existing tools determines the outcomes produced; but Why we apply them, the motivation behind their implementation, instruct their actualization. A continuous economical, ethical, historical, moral, political, social question. If we choose to ignore precedents and build in a vacuum, we’re bound to repeat the ...

The Big OneRumbling preceded the explosions; hopeless wailing followed. Chemicals, debris, and smoke filled the air –– a deadly haze of incalculable proportion. My backpacks pounded against my chest, then my back. Chest, back. Chest, back. This organic Newton’s cradle was all I could salvage. One pack had cash, my birth certificate and passport, a chess game to keep myself sane, and a radio-compass. The other was overflowing with protein bars and a filled up water pouch.Bliss“Yo have fun with...

The Big OneRumbling preceded the explosions; hopeless wailing followed. Chemicals, debris, and smoke filled the air –– a deadly haze of incalculable proportion. My backpacks pounded against my chest, then my back. Chest, back. Chest, back. This organic Newton’s cradle was all I could salvage. One pack had cash, my birth certificate and passport, a chess game to keep myself sane, and a radio-compass. The other was overflowing with protein bars and a filled up water pouch.Bliss“Yo have fun with...

Web3 has succeeded in making “governance” cool again. Whether through air responsibility drops or treasury bribes, active participation has been brought to the crypto masses. Or has it? Looking at DeFi protocol turnout rates, they’re abysmal. With participation typically ranging from 7-15%, we can hardly call this “democratic”. Given that these proposals use token-weighted voting, this is little more than an apathetic plutocracy. Thankfully, I’m not here to talk about that since it’s not my a...

Web3 has succeeded in making “governance” cool again. Whether through air responsibility drops or treasury bribes, active participation has been brought to the crypto masses. Or has it? Looking at DeFi protocol turnout rates, they’re abysmal. With participation typically ranging from 7-15%, we can hardly call this “democratic”. Given that these proposals use token-weighted voting, this is little more than an apathetic plutocracy. Thankfully, I’m not here to talk about that since it’s not my a...

Preamble; thank you 0xcarnation for teasing my limits and Kitsama for the “good shit” encouraging feedback. shoutout to zerotwross for dealing with my unhinged bombardment of comments and questionsCivic Holostructure –– EngagemintWe’ve launched a nonprofit wrapped as a Wyoming LLC through the magic that is Kali; assistance is requested and welcomed with open arms, ether donations are graciously appreciated

Preamble; thank you 0xcarnation for teasing my limits and Kitsama for the “good shit” encouraging feedback. shoutout to zerotwross for dealing with my unhinged bombardment of comments and questionsCivic Holostructure –– EngagemintWe’ve launched a nonprofit wrapped as a Wyoming LLC through the magic that is Kali; assistance is requested and welcomed with open arms, ether donations are graciously appreciated

In which I crashcourse on AMMs, forget the existence of the product rule, and fail to set Delta_alpha to 0 during the derivation of optimal arbitrage conditions :3The Basicslil somthnvibe checkfemboys are put at the bottom where they belongs.t. no longer stands for "such that"no commentcursorydead ☐This WILL be on the test come Monday!~

In which I crashcourse on AMMs, forget the existence of the product rule, and fail to set Delta_alpha to 0 during the derivation of optimal arbitrage conditions :3The Basicslil somthnvibe checkfemboys are put at the bottom where they belongs.t. no longer stands for "such that"no commentcursorydead ☐This WILL be on the test come Monday!~

Why do we place heavy meaning on certain moments instead of others? An action, a choice, thought; a word spoken instead of another. At times these decisions become weights of excruciating importance while others appear as involuntary automatisms. Think back to one of these instances in your life, I’m certain you have one. It can be a particularly impressive performance you gave, or a late night conversation with a close friend. Can you point to the specific crux upon which, you believe, a cer...

Why do we place heavy meaning on certain moments instead of others? An action, a choice, thought; a word spoken instead of another. At times these decisions become weights of excruciating importance while others appear as involuntary automatisms. Think back to one of these instances in your life, I’m certain you have one. It can be a particularly impressive performance you gave, or a late night conversation with a close friend. Can you point to the specific crux upon which, you believe, a cer...

Preamble “‘Holobiont’ refers to an assemblage of different organisms that behave as a unit. Holobionts are the lichen of this world, more than the sum of their parts” – Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life Lichen are the archetypal holobiont –– Algae / Cyanobacteria + Fungi forming a mutualistic relationship Other fascinating features:Some lichen are considered to be among the oldest living organismsThey may survive complete dehydration, as well as direct exposure to the vacuum of spaceTheir grow...

Preamble “‘Holobiont’ refers to an assemblage of different organisms that behave as a unit. Holobionts are the lichen of this world, more than the sum of their parts” – Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life Lichen are the archetypal holobiont –– Algae / Cyanobacteria + Fungi forming a mutualistic relationship Other fascinating features:Some lichen are considered to be among the oldest living organismsThey may survive complete dehydration, as well as direct exposure to the vacuum of spaceTheir grow...

“We are servants of the Secret Fire, wielders of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass!” - Us, to Baal, if we chooseHuman collaboration will be the pinnacle achievement of cryptoI’m stating this with certainty for two simple reasons: the quality of tools being built to incentivize coordination and the humans behind these tools. I’ve already explored some social impact projects being undertaken in the space, ...

“We are servants of the Secret Fire, wielders of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass!” - Us, to Baal, if we chooseHuman collaboration will be the pinnacle achievement of cryptoI’m stating this with certainty for two simple reasons: the quality of tools being built to incentivize coordination and the humans behind these tools. I’ve already explored some social impact projects being undertaken in the space, ...

CultsEverything is a cult –– powered by human faith and devotion to keeping the bit going for as long as possibleIndoctrination by incumbent cults gives them an advantage, as authority begets authorityLying is an inevitable result, as peoples’ reality is replaced by allegiance to the bitWhat even the fuck is objective truth, and how do you find it??Cults aren’t inherently bad, only the ones where cult membership supersedes the mission of the cult (and the mission is good)Obviously death cults...

CultsEverything is a cult –– powered by human faith and devotion to keeping the bit going for as long as possibleIndoctrination by incumbent cults gives them an advantage, as authority begets authorityLying is an inevitable result, as peoples’ reality is replaced by allegiance to the bitWhat even the fuck is objective truth, and how do you find it??Cults aren’t inherently bad, only the ones where cult membership supersedes the mission of the cult (and the mission is good)Obviously death cults...

Eugène Delacroix. “La Liberté guidant le peuple” (1830) United, we stand. Maximalist brainworms seem inevitable in a tribalistic society like ours, but standing strong together ensures we all succeed. I idolized this picture growing up –– imperialist colonizers excel at “we’re responsible for elevating worldwide democracy and human rights” propaganda ~ Isn’t it funny how based maidens always lead the charge towards liberation?well, not \*entirely\* peacefulLet’s not pay any attention to loser...

Eugène Delacroix. “La Liberté guidant le peuple” (1830) United, we stand. Maximalist brainworms seem inevitable in a tribalistic society like ours, but standing strong together ensures we all succeed. I idolized this picture growing up –– imperialist colonizers excel at “we’re responsible for elevating worldwide democracy and human rights” propaganda ~ Isn’t it funny how based maidens always lead the charge towards liberation?well, not \*entirely\* peacefulLet’s not pay any attention to loser...

"Emergent System Maximalism" These are the closely related –– yet significantly different –– terms that I use to understand the impact of crypto. My goal here is to clarify these concepts for myself. Along the way, I’d like to give examples of how this web3 movement can embody best practices. Clearly my personal, uninformed, biased summary won’t do these justice, and I look forward to good discussion around this space.AuthorityCooperative mutualism, monarchies, and representative democracies–...

"Emergent System Maximalism" These are the closely related –– yet significantly different –– terms that I use to understand the impact of crypto. My goal here is to clarify these concepts for myself. Along the way, I’d like to give examples of how this web3 movement can embody best practices. Clearly my personal, uninformed, biased summary won’t do these justice, and I look forward to good discussion around this space.AuthorityCooperative mutualism, monarchies, and representative democracies–...