I originally wrote this as a Twitter thread, found here. As my first Mirror post, I wanted to share my thoughts and experiences working in web3 full time for several months.

As many of you know, I started working full time in web3 about 6 months ago. So now that it’s been a whole 18 years in crypto time, I wanted to share some thoughts I’ve had.

While the ‘veterans’ of the ecosystem may only have (let’s say) 5-10ish years of direct experience with blockchain technology, they are the the big names. They are at all the conferences, on all the podcasts, and they’re delegated all the votes. As often as you hear “it’s still early,” you also are reminded of how late you are as people reflect back Pizza Day, The DAO, and Virgil Griffith’s arrest. (All things, by the way, I had no clue about 3 months ago.)

As soon a you’ve had an ELI5 on vampire attacks and issuance curves, there is a new Vitalik post to read or another Snapshot to vote on. It’s… a lot. It takes a lot of time, and for some, it takes shepherding.

There's a need for people to teach and (hot take) even hand hold in a lot of areas of web3. OF COURSE some roles require individual motivation, but leaving ppl with Google (especially with the amount of misinformation/scams out there) is dangerous.

Do I think this will change over time? Yes! I think blockchain and crypto will be much like web1 and web2 - they will become more integrated into our lives, and ‘the young’ns’ will grasp concepts and skills as they interact with these systems. Just like many of us have had to show a former boss how to “Save as PDF,” the next generation will understand things that haven’t yet been thought off. But for now, maybe we should all be a little more okay with setting up this grandma's printer.

Full Disclosure: I don’t work for a DAO.

I’m paid by Gitcoin Holdings, Inc… a “company-company”. In other words: I have health insurance, tax withholdings, and bimonthly payments in USD. Several of my colleagues have recently made the jump from full-time employee (or contractor) to full-time contributor. It’s on my radar as an opportunity for the near-future. And a lot of days, if I’m being fully honest, I don’t know.

By saying “I don’t know,” I fear people hear “I don’t believe in this” or “I’m not invested.” Instead, I hope “Nos” or “I don’t knows” are prompts to improve the DAO value proposition — or simply admit that DAO-work is not stable, sustainable, or (heck!) wanted for every person.

Anywho, thanks for joining this journey. I have more thoughts about toxicity and thought dictatorship in web3... as well as some positives that I didn't touch on (whoopsies!) but DO exist 😉 I'll have to save those for the 9 month mark. Much love <3

I originally wrote this as a Twitter thread, found here. As my first Mirror post, I wanted to share my thoughts and experiences working in web3 full time for several months.

As many of you know, I started working full time in web3 about 6 months ago. So now that it’s been a whole 18 years in crypto time, I wanted to share some thoughts I’ve had.

While the ‘veterans’ of the ecosystem may only have (let’s say) 5-10ish years of direct experience with blockchain technology, they are the the big names. They are at all the conferences, on all the podcasts, and they’re delegated all the votes. As often as you hear “it’s still early,” you also are reminded of how late you are as people reflect back Pizza Day, The DAO, and Virgil Griffith’s arrest. (All things, by the way, I had no clue about 3 months ago.)

As soon a you’ve had an ELI5 on vampire attacks and issuance curves, there is a new Vitalik post to read or another Snapshot to vote on. It’s… a lot. It takes a lot of time, and for some, it takes shepherding.

There's a need for people to teach and (hot take) even hand hold in a lot of areas of web3. OF COURSE some roles require individual motivation, but leaving ppl with Google (especially with the amount of misinformation/scams out there) is dangerous.

Do I think this will change over time? Yes! I think blockchain and crypto will be much like web1 and web2 - they will become more integrated into our lives, and ‘the young’ns’ will grasp concepts and skills as they interact with these systems. Just like many of us have had to show a former boss how to “Save as PDF,” the next generation will understand things that haven’t yet been thought off. But for now, maybe we should all be a little more okay with setting up this grandma's printer.

Full Disclosure: I don’t work for a DAO.

I’m paid by Gitcoin Holdings, Inc… a “company-company”. In other words: I have health insurance, tax withholdings, and bimonthly payments in USD. Several of my colleagues have recently made the jump from full-time employee (or contractor) to full-time contributor. It’s on my radar as an opportunity for the near-future. And a lot of days, if I’m being fully honest, I don’t know.

By saying “I don’t know,” I fear people hear “I don’t believe in this” or “I’m not invested.” Instead, I hope “Nos” or “I don’t knows” are prompts to improve the DAO value proposition — or simply admit that DAO-work is not stable, sustainable, or (heck!) wanted for every person.

Anywho, thanks for joining this journey. I have more thoughts about toxicity and thought dictatorship in web3... as well as some positives that I didn't touch on (whoopsies!) but DO exist 😉 I'll have to save those for the 9 month mark. Much love <3