Farcaster

A doodler and computerer. I like permissive/permissionless open source, smart contracts, p2p systems, room-scale VR, and NixOS.

Currently: WhatsABI

RE: 3 - my opinion is that crypto is a radically anti-leftist technology. It rejects the collective - most importantly the state - in favor of the individual. That’s part of why I am in crypto. So when I see leftism on a crypto-forward app like Farcaster, I believe it’s self-defeating.

Wait hold up all you guys are militant individualists?

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The Farcaster formerly known as Kchamp. Books, beats, bodybuilding, bright ideas and beautiful things.

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Disagree with the premise that crypto is radically anti-leftist. 

Fundamentally it’s an anti-authoritarian tool. It’s about pushing the Overton window down the political compass, not to the right. Bitcoin challenges centralised control of the money supply. Defi challenges centralised control of banking infrastructure. DeSoc challenges centralised control of media. None of these are inherently leftist. Each of these are about removing the ability of a small number of people to make decisions on behalf of the many, often in their own self interest. 

Which is why many in the left leaning crypto tribe are aghast to see right leaning members supporting Trump, since his version of the Republican Party is more populist authoritarian than it is right wing. Authoritarian politicians should be the opposite of what anyone involved in crypto for its core values should want.