building is betting 

either you copy something that already exists and you know works; or you bet on something you merely believe could. 

there is nothing new without a bet.

X is offline 

Ethereum has never been offline 

The internet cannot be shut down

Opepen

On Opepen:

I haven't been inclined to opt in for a long time, and I'm not sure too many things can change this.

I feel like I need a 0 to 1 change in the kind of things being submitted to be moved again.

in v4, opting in to sets is an act of curation first; an act to reveal art second.

the bar for reveals is increasingly high. rather than a reveal being their primary purpose, blanks now embody a communities attempt to rank thousands of submissions into a high quality exhibition.

jalil.eth

im(h)o important reframe

https://x.com/jalilwahdat/status/1897784842240053623

small update to how dynamic images are presented on the site

"An iron curtain has descended across the continent." – Winston Churchill (turning in his grave)

few kinks during the reveal process – sorry about that! next one will be better :)

extended the current Opepen opt in for 10 minutes due to some users not being able to opt in (API issue fixed)....

a couple new opepen features

- consensus breakdown
- delegated opepen on profiles

enjoy!

secondary markets are a side effect of the medium, not the main character.

99% of the current thing is gambling and i don't like it.

i don't like this design space. it doesn't feel like it's betting on the idea that people just want to own others' creations on the internet.

it feels like it's playing into high frequency traders playing hot potato…

secondary markets are a side effect of the medium, not the main character.

https://x.com/jalilwahdat/status/1894522593933496688

smart wallets that do things for you without your explicit consent are not smart wallets; they are impersonating wallets.

user controlled signature UX is a feature not a bug.

smart wallets that do things for you without your explicit consent are not smart wallets; they are impersonating wallets.

Growth is infinite. Work is worship.

/vv /opepen /checks