Joshua Rosenthal PhD in History is a crypto-native historian and talked about the parallels between the Renaissance, American Revolution, and #Crypto and how we can learn from history. If you missed it, this article is for you:

Imagine yourself as a medieval peasant. After centuries of static, permission society ruled by kings, two decentralized technologies converged: Ledger-based financial primitives (double-entry bookkeeping) and new permissionless communication tools: Printing Press

In the unwinding of the medieval hierarchy, the first movers of the new tech had an advantage in the upcoming Proto-Capitalism. This led to competing visions & if someone chose the new opportunities, they met heavy resistance from workers, families & more. Sounds familiar?

We think of pilgrims & puritans but that bunch was obsessed w/ a renaissance vision & the idea of individual sovereignty. In the land of opportunity, they could trade freely, pursue enterprises & build ideas with whomever they chose.

But what happens when the experience doesn’t meet the ideals on this journey to the West? Do you remain loyal or go revolutionary? What governance suits you & your neighbors? America was a nation of builders, same as crypto and both had their time where it looked like #NGMI

It is essential to fail and to do it in public. This allows others to point out the mistakes in order to improve the system. It forces you to clarify your values, to define what is meaningful & important to you. It wasn't called the American Experiment for no reason

Renaissance, American Revolution, and other forks in society: They are not separate stories, they are chapters of the same story with the same conflicts

• Permission vs. Souvernity

• Hegemony vs. Decentralization

• Subtigation vs. Independence

The US Constitution is a protocol to coordinate people in a decentralized way. Same as #BTC & #ETH where code is the law. #Crypto is serving the function of a Nation:

Nations are imagined communities, instantiated by consensual currency and contract

The Tea Party wasn't only about "no taxation without representation" it was a matter of values. It was about governance preventing you from pursuing your calling for wealth creation for you and your neighbors. A crypto analogy? There you go: https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1543949904858517504

If you have a vocation, you have a strong feeling that you are especially suited to do a particular job or to fulfill a particular role in life, especially one which involves helping other people.

Vocation in the land of opportunity: Discover your divine calling by finding out what you are good at and then pursue it (=American Dream). We can now do that through the communication rails themselves because of this new economy of ownership. Realign our incentives.

The public square was a place where debates happen, where #governance emerges. In a DAO we tend to import the historical IRL models but new ideas will emerge that are only possible due to the new technology: Quadratic voting, Reputation-based voting, Proof-of-Attendance, etc.

It is important to remember that the revolutionaries did not burn down the old order. Neither did they ask for permission. They tricked people in doing the right thing by adopting the values of the new technology. Same with crypto? Adopt the protocol, adopt the values.

Don’t ask, just provide what a government would naturally do. #Governance does not tend to give up power but it leans towards massive value creation. As soon as it is more painful not to participate in the new technology, the tectonic shift will happen.

1. Get Political: Help to shape regulations for good use & show them the #crypto values along the way

2. Keep Building: Take your skill & apply it to #web3. If it isn't there, build it

3. Help Others: Support, learn and build with others. I am because we are

Renaissance, American Revolution, Now: You have the opportunity to shape the future. Find your calling, keep building and generate value for you & others. Do it in public, and share your successes and your failures. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5M82lrPdLNANJf5mFUOVuk?si=6e547f02a7ca41ca

Joshua Rosenthal PhD in History is a crypto-native historian and talked about the parallels between the Renaissance, American Revolution, and #Crypto and how we can learn from history. If you missed it, this article is for you:

Imagine yourself as a medieval peasant. After centuries of static, permission society ruled by kings, two decentralized technologies converged: Ledger-based financial primitives (double-entry bookkeeping) and new permissionless communication tools: Printing Press

In the unwinding of the medieval hierarchy, the first movers of the new tech had an advantage in the upcoming Proto-Capitalism. This led to competing visions & if someone chose the new opportunities, they met heavy resistance from workers, families & more. Sounds familiar?

We think of pilgrims & puritans but that bunch was obsessed w/ a renaissance vision & the idea of individual sovereignty. In the land of opportunity, they could trade freely, pursue enterprises & build ideas with whomever they chose.

But what happens when the experience doesn’t meet the ideals on this journey to the West? Do you remain loyal or go revolutionary? What governance suits you & your neighbors? America was a nation of builders, same as crypto and both had their time where it looked like #NGMI

It is essential to fail and to do it in public. This allows others to point out the mistakes in order to improve the system. It forces you to clarify your values, to define what is meaningful & important to you. It wasn't called the American Experiment for no reason

Renaissance, American Revolution, and other forks in society: They are not separate stories, they are chapters of the same story with the same conflicts

• Permission vs. Souvernity

• Hegemony vs. Decentralization

• Subtigation vs. Independence

The US Constitution is a protocol to coordinate people in a decentralized way. Same as #BTC & #ETH where code is the law. #Crypto is serving the function of a Nation:

Nations are imagined communities, instantiated by consensual currency and contract

The Tea Party wasn't only about "no taxation without representation" it was a matter of values. It was about governance preventing you from pursuing your calling for wealth creation for you and your neighbors. A crypto analogy? There you go: https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ/status/1543949904858517504

If you have a vocation, you have a strong feeling that you are especially suited to do a particular job or to fulfill a particular role in life, especially one which involves helping other people.

Vocation in the land of opportunity: Discover your divine calling by finding out what you are good at and then pursue it (=American Dream). We can now do that through the communication rails themselves because of this new economy of ownership. Realign our incentives.

The public square was a place where debates happen, where #governance emerges. In a DAO we tend to import the historical IRL models but new ideas will emerge that are only possible due to the new technology: Quadratic voting, Reputation-based voting, Proof-of-Attendance, etc.

It is important to remember that the revolutionaries did not burn down the old order. Neither did they ask for permission. They tricked people in doing the right thing by adopting the values of the new technology. Same with crypto? Adopt the protocol, adopt the values.

Don’t ask, just provide what a government would naturally do. #Governance does not tend to give up power but it leans towards massive value creation. As soon as it is more painful not to participate in the new technology, the tectonic shift will happen.

1. Get Political: Help to shape regulations for good use & show them the #crypto values along the way

2. Keep Building: Take your skill & apply it to #web3. If it isn't there, build it

3. Help Others: Support, learn and build with others. I am because we are

Renaissance, American Revolution, Now: You have the opportunity to shape the future. Find your calling, keep building and generate value for you & others. Do it in public, and share your successes and your failures. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5M82lrPdLNANJf5mFUOVuk?si=6e547f02a7ca41ca