Happy Friday - lets get to it with the weekly roundup around the world of crypto, DAOs, and governance

This week AI fears, decentralization effectiveness and good ole classic rent extraction.

Lets go. 
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Philosopher king @hasufl arguing that centralized orgs create better decentralized protocols.

My take: Yes, but you could have said the same thing about Napoleon and the modern nation state. Democracies weren’t capable enough until they were.

Hard truth: More centralized orgs build better decentralized protocols

Hasu⚡️🤖

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@anna_kazlauskas highlights why we can’t have centralized companies controlling AI: because they can manipulate you without you even knowing it

@anna_kazlauskas highlights why we can’t have centralized companies controlling AI: because they can manipulate you without you even knowing it 

 https://x.com/anna_kazlauskas/status/1914758577606254604

Next, something that really grinds my goat: the entrenchment of the credit card system and their blatant rent extraction.

When networks stop growing, they should be owned by users & nodes in the network - not centralized companies

Next, something that really grinds my goat: the entrenchment of the credit card system and their blatant rent extraction.

When networks stop growing, they should be owned by users & nodes in the network - not centralized companies

https://x.com/arpitrage/status/1914492918842220690

On the development side, @peth shares a classic story from an early experiment in decentralized contributions and reputation.

Lesson: Don’t overcomplicate and just make products easy to use

On the development side, @peth shares a classic story from an early experiment in decentralized contributions and reputation.

Lesson: Don’t overcomplicate and just make products easy to use 

https://x.com/petheth/status/1914699294982201518

Next, a take so hot I’m just gonna let it stand on its own

Next, a take so hot I’m just gonna let it stand on its own

 https://x.com/1a35e1/status/1915818558929424561

On the longer-take side of thinks, OG @owocki lays out a compelling vision for “Fair Fees”

I love to see new ideas on how to capture more value for open source development. 

Very cool idea

On the longer-take side of thinks, OG @owocki lays out a compelling vision for “Fair Fees”

I love to see new ideas on how to capture more value for open source development. 

Very cool idea 
https://x.com/owocki/status/1915401609267253394

One more longer take recommendation is a piece from @wagmialexander that explains how tokens have failed and become extractive, but also how we can get it right.

Nice read.

One more longer take recommendation is a piece from @wagmialexander that explains how tokens have failed and become extractive, but also how we can get it right.

Nice read.

https://paragraph.com/@dromos/alignment

Philosopher king @hasufl arguing that centralized orgs create better decentralized protocols.

My take: Yes, but you could have said the same thing about Napoleon and the modern nation state. Democracies weren’t capable enough until they were.  

https://x.com/hasufl/status/1914964049256735137