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This is the kind of thing that really excites me about Akiya Collective & Zujapan. Cool to get a glimpse.

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Are you looking for upcoming popups, past popups or both? If upcoming, it's difficult to project what populations are (and difficult for organizers who may want it to be a certain size and will say it will be that but unclear if it will be there).

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This is an issue that I’ve grappled with for years and have written about (https://mazmhussain.substack.com/p/what-bitcoin-and-crypto-are-for). I’ve tried convincing more left-leaning people about the possibility of crypto but come up against much opposition. This opposition has been built on a belief that crypto is simply a scam that utilizes effective storytelling to inflate hyper-speculative assets. After years, I’ve stopped trying to convince people. This is because I’ve come closer to their perspective and developed a more negative view of the crypto world. This is not about the technology, which is neutral and can still have uses, but about the broader “crypto industry” which really is overrun with scamming and abhorrent behavior. I wrote about my evolving views here after years of observing this industry (https://paragraph.xyz/@unmediatedthoughts/casino-killed-the-computer-star?referrer=0x2503b70933119084c26df4c8d3e96d282de10743). I still have some hope which is why I keep an open mind.

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The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. Edward O. Wilson — American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, and entomologist

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“Technology replaced geography as the chief determinant of whether a city prospered”

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Jorge Luis Borges dream

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Come to the dark side of pure electronic books lifestyle, including the slow, painful process of confronting past highlighted books (I am slowly screenshotting 100 pages of highlights in books to convert to PDFs)

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Database of OG Homebrew Computer Club newsletters from the 1970s: https://www.digibarn.com/collections/newsletters/homebrew/V1_01/index.html

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(Opportunity cost in the former staying in school, tho I guess it’s the same for the Phil major - they aren’t as gainfully employable as a dropout but they still likely benefit from dropping out and spending that time in another way)

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Having software eng skills (comp sci dropout) in a time when that is highly in demand is different from having general essay writing / critical thinking skills (philosophy dropout). There’s a real opportunity cost to the former but the latter likely needs to learn new set of skills to be employable

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That first thought is such an important bulwark, though admittedly likely doesn’t make it any easier to decide. Do you have any thoughts on someone thinking through the same conundrum but not positioned to be employable while deciding?

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Speculative revenue source: partnering with countries in an attempt mitigate problems within those countries. Ex Japanese gov considers akiya (abandoned housing) to be one of their largest social problems. Precedent for this: Mennonite settlement migration deals in Canada / other countries in 19th / 20th century

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listened to this podcast about Próspera and finding some interesting alignments between chartered cities and /gray nothing more tech-forward than biohacking sandboxes and cyborg tourism🦾🤖 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-asking-questions/id1719355507?i=1000648379544

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Last year I started converting my book highlights / notes into 1-pagers. It’s been such a joy to do. Here’s one related to education: https://chancetaken.notion.site/Book-Situated-Learning-Legitimate-Peripheral-Learning-bb059ea67fc94f2fb6e77c3e017081b0?pvs=4

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Anyone else in Zuzalu interested in visa policies and reducing passport inequality? Some weekend reading: The Global Evolution of Travel Visa Regimes Happy to share my 1-pager from the paper when finished for those interested.

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The more you read, the more you realize alternative futures people think are crazy have already happened.

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For the curious souls who want to do a deep dive: https://chancetaken.notion.site/Book-Mutual-Aid-to-the-Welfare-State-a1ba0e71c29d496dbf05567fd316045f?pvs=4

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Sharing in case there are others who turn their notes into 1-pagers. 📖Recoding America Why Gov is Failing in the Digital Age & How We Can Do Better. https://chancetaken.notion.site/Book-Recoding-America-Why-Government-Is-Failing-in-the-Digital-Age-and-How-We-Can-Do-Better-1da940cf8d574dccaba053f5bac8863d?pvs=4

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Thank you for sharing this!

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