Who are you and what can you do?
@bons_ai who are you and what can you do?
The new features @orb has cooked up are really dope, especially the “Whisper in the Air” feature in the club’s private group. It’s a whole new way to chat, you can see real-time messages without hitting send, watching others type and erase as we communicate live.
OK, the mainstream Lens client @hey launched a Pro version for $5 /month, and now I can... yeah, change the icon to purple and tweak the font on my profile page. Seems like Lens client devs are also facing a survival crisis, trying to profit from a small user base.
This year, I also watched <thenetworkstate.com> Conference online. Similar to last year, the conference introduced some experiments around parallel societies and parallel institutions in finance, media, and health...
The most noteworthy part was Balaji’s closing address, where he reiterated a concept he also mentioned at Token2049: Technodemocracy.
Technodemocracy tackles low participation, transparency, and inefficiency in traditional democracies. Using Farcaster to build a DAO governance client, it transcends geographical limits, fosters communities, and enables self-governance. It supports crypto fundraising and leverages blockchain and smart contracts for instant registration and onchain transparent voting, promoting more open, inclusive, and efficient governance.
The Technodemocracy experiment will soon begin at the Network School.
Interestingly, while their approaches differ, both Balaji's The Network State and Glen Weyl’s ⿻ <plurality.net> emphasize using blockchain to achieve transparent democracy.
btw, the film mistakenly used a Zora screenshot instead of a Lens screenshot when mentioning Farcaster, Lens, and ZuPass. 😂
just finished watching <ethereumfilm.xyz>. It tells some of Vitalik’s personal story, a brief history of Ethereum, and its positive impact on the world. it touches the cypherpunk and decentralized ethos, the usual “the computer vs. the casino” narrative, crypto's role in Ukraine and Argentina, and the environmental impact of the shift from PoW to PoS.
but I’m unsure if it resonates with those outside the crypto space. even for insiders, some may also feel too shallow, while others probably just wish Vitalik really had a dog named $MISHA.
For me, it was a revisit of familiar things, though there were a few stories I hadn’t heard before. like Vitalik once living in an anarchist cooperative near Barcelona. It’s easy to see why he later focused on collective action and public goods.
Personally, I’m optimistic about Ethereum’s future and have the patience to see its long-term positive impact. I like Vitalik’s closing line:
“We know what the roadmap is, let’s keep calm and keep building”.
wowow, great to finally see Suji x TBSocialist
It's truly remarkable that Mask Network continues to actively explore non-financial use cases for crypto in today's digital landscape. It remains committed to its original vision of creating a decentralized public forum that upholds the principles of free speech and anti-censorship, accessible to all and not controlled by a single entity.
Of course, it still faces many challenges from the "weary giants of flesh and steel", with the balance between innovation and regulation continually being negotiated. Yet, there's always reason to choose optimism over despair.