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except then some of the guys proceeded to go “I’m bearish on crypto” and I was like “wait polymarket is crypto” and they were like “no we would say that’s blockchain not crypto”

interesting

after this experience, i reached out 1:1 to a mix of 30 non-crypto people — tech-forward engineers, founders, execs.

85% regarded crypto + blockchain as different. they value blockchain, not crypto. one even said, "when i hear crypto, i immediately think "scam".

and people think memecoins will solve our PR issue?

Genuine question (because I'm broadly a fan of your takes)

How do you square the last line (the sort of snark toward memecoins) with investing in a private funding round for a memecoin? Is it a change of heart? A stance that only some memecoins are ok? 

Realize this could come across as antagonistic - it's not intended to, genuinely just trying to understand the logic