HIGHER

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Wow. 

Genuinely so impressed by and grateful for the quality of writing and diversity of thought in the "higher futures" writing contest. 

I've selected SIX winning submissions and upped the prize pool to 120k ↑higher. 

The winners are:

- @jamesbeck
- @simonapop 
- @paff 
- @androidsixteen.eth 
- @wylin 
- @les

@jamesbeck wrote about the creative class creating their own currencies.

"Higher represents more than just a digital art project with a token; it symbolizes a paradigm shift in how we perceive and participate in the aspirational economy."

shaping the ideas that shape us /native /believein ↑ 🇵🇸

@simonapop wrote about the importance of "the trip within."

"Crypto is offering us a canvas to project our higher ideals on—a carte blanche where what we build can serve as means to improve not just economic design but (ideally) human thriving."

@simonapop wrote about the importance of "the trip within."

"Crypto is offering us a canvas to project our higher ideals on—a carte blanche where what we build can serve as means to improve not just economic design but (ideally) human thriving."

https://pop.mirror.xyz/JoTHH4cSRw967mphJqur6hWS6vQx0q89ee0WnO1o63g

@paff wrote about solidarity economies and why a higher future could be a world where "the tools for collective liberation might be at our fingertips."

@paff wrote about solidarity economies and why a higher future could be a world where "the tools for collective liberation might be at our fingertips."

https://paragraph.xyz/@paff/on-collective-consciousness

@androidsixteen.eth wrote maybe the clearest piece on the higher ideology, explaining how this network could eventually fulfill @balajis.eth's vision of a network state.

@androidsixteen.eth wrote maybe the clearest piece on the higher ideology, explaining how this network could eventually fulfill @balajis.eth's vision of a network state.

https://paragraph.xyz/@androidsixteen/an-empire-network-state-of-mind

@wylin brought his agricultural expertise to the table, discussing the importance and potential of decentralized food production.

@wylin brought his agricultural expertise to the table, discussing the importance and potential of decentralized food production.

https://mirror.xyz/%F0%9F%92%8E.wylin%F0%9F%92%8E.eth/Rj5Tqc6vDfdd7J3OjcJwOaUmg3ZZi4GErHIQ6_QKFiI

@les wrote a higher vision through a framework of abundance.

"To go higher we must accept the constraints of a new abundance...

Time → Family → Money → Hierarchy → Identity → Technology → Higher"

@les wrote a higher vision through a framework of abundance.

"To go higher we must accept the constraints of a new abundance...

Time → Family → Money → Hierarchy → Identity → Technology → Higher"

https://paragraph.xyz/@lesgreys/a-vision-of-higher?referrer=0xff51cc1519c7a61144d3ff6f883122f150752445

Thank you again to all participants.

There's gonna be something special for everyone who submitted a piece.

I'll be reaching out to winners this week re: distributing the tokens and compiling our zine!

@jamesbeck wrote about the creative class creating their own currencies.

"Higher represents more than just a digital art project with a token; it symbolizes a paradigm shift in how we perceive and participate in the aspirational economy."

https://jamesbeck.mirror.xyz/5QkrHusMclOWsa9sKH4MQhG8UXMJZvi7iKXFy64YYTY

holy heck, I really didn’t expect to be picked! Thank you so much for reading and resonating and for always being a beacon in this space. 🙏🏽

Genuinely can't wait to read all these tomorrow

Thanks for prompting us with higher incentives, @jihad!