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Ben West

@benwest

True believer in decentralization and the “wisdom of the crowd”. Obsessed with decision making and how cultures shift.

Spent the last two year facilitating Gitcoin grants rounds, now working for Thrive Protocol.

Joined Aug 2022

60 Posts

Dogs are always watching you

Its that time of year and its the magic hour.

It runs deep

The person on that paddle board is a legend.

Love triangles

Have you seen this? It's wild to see what AI can do. Clearly derived from a wide range of artists work.

I don't think there is enough ayahuasca on earth to make this transformstion a reality. 🙃

Who here uses end to end encrypted/ decentralized Matrix apps like Element or Sessions?

Who uses Signal? I'm guessing many of us IRL? WhatsApp probably many of us as well?

Who uses XMTP messaging or some other onchain messaging protocols? Are there privacy oriented ZK messaging protocols that are getting some adoption?

We all use Telegram right? What would need to be true for us all to transition to more secure alternatives as an industry?

@lens is great. Just saying.

first contact

I just voted "Yes, approve Contributor Grants" on "[Proposal] Ratify Grants Lab Contributor Token Grant Program" @gitcoin <snapshot.org/#/gitcoindao.eth/proposal/0x1b9d531a298de36a4fb9a595a1f4809fb7b827064f00b7d9cf23fc4df1bb0f7e> #SnapshotVote

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