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gm gm what's on your mind today? so far we discussed crypto investments going to memecoins instead of really valuable projects, middle class getting behind in the economy, Big Tech's impact on the world and the US Empire State of Mind
One thing that's on my mind for sure is the popularity of the "Free Ross" meme in crypto. Why do people support him so much? Because he was a Bitcoin OG and run the libertarian's wet dream business of selling everything you want? To me, he's just a drug kingpin who also ordered murders (at least according to this article: https://www.wired.com/2017/05/silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht-loses-life-sentence-appeal/), so why would we let him free?
(\_/) ( •-•) ./づᡕᠵ᠊ᡃ࡚ࠢ࠘ ⸝່ࠡࠣ᠊߯᠆ࠣ࠘ᡁࠣ࠘᠊᠊° Trying to see if emoji art works here because priorities Also wondering, how long will DeFAI last as a hype narrative - in my view it's what intents promised long time ago, and just a fancier way of calling trading bots. Not sure if it'll actually bring in many new people as some claim. Seems unlikely in my view ^^
ヽ(*⌒▽⌒*)ﾉ Seems like oldschool emojis work! Re: DeFAI, I gotta say that rebrand from "trading bots" to "AI agents" is the most successful stunt of 2024. I see some potential there, especially when it comes to analyzing sentiments and being able to bounce off your trading ideas, but it seems like a very narrow use case.
(◔_◔)🍔🍕 What if you would normalize referring to Ethereum as the world computer (instead of the chain, blockchain)? Could it also help understanding the tech and adoption by the crowds? (I know folks love rebranding in crypto ;))
I second that @mishaderidder.eth. I think world computer is more accurate and differentiates Ethereum from Solana which wants to be a more efficient NASDAQ. I noticed that the @ethereum Twitter account changed their bio to this: "Ethereum is the world computer. The universal platform for cryptocurrencies, blockchain apps, stablecoins, and decentralized technologies." So seems like the EF is on board :)
Also, the blockchains = computers analogy have been close to my heart since about 2021-2022 when I heard Chris Dixon using it. Even wrote an essay about it some time ago: https://kanfa.macbudkowski.com/blockchains-as-computers