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Welcome to the 31st edition of Paragraph Picks, spotlighting a few hand-selected pieces from the past couple of weeks.

@lght.eth argues that while many lament the current state of the digital world, we have barely begun to understand or properly leverage its core pillars (technology, money, design, and media), and that our collective digital literacy is still in its infancy, leaving vast opportunities for growth.

"Speaking generally to the internauts, it feels like we've been given lever, fulcrum, connectivity, and resources to a tune no generation prior has received."

@lght.eth argues that while many lament the current state of the digital world, we have barely begun to understand or properly leverage its core pillars (technology, money, design, and media), and that our collective digital literacy is still in its infancy, leaving vast opportunities for growth.

"Speaking generally to the internauts, it feels like we've been given lever, fulcrum, connectivity, and resources to a tune no generation prior has received."

https://paragraph.xyz/@thenetworkcompany/matrix

@ramon explores Ethereum’s ongoing identity crisis, contrasting two competing visions — one viewing Ethereum as a machine driven by financial success and token speculation, the other as a garden fostering open innovation and decentralized growth.

@anika outlines Base’s ambitious goal to scale throughput to 250 Mgas/s by the end of 2025, ensuring sub-cent transaction fees to make onchain activity globally accessible.

"Our North Star for throughput is 1 Ggas/s (pronounced “gigagas per second”), ~40x of where we are today. Base needs to scale at least this much to support 1 billion users transacting onchain while ensuring transaction fees stay sub-cent."

@anika outlines Base’s ambitious goal to scale throughput to 250 Mgas/s by the end of 2025, ensuring sub-cent transaction fees to make onchain activity globally accessible.

"Our North Star for throughput is 1 Ggas/s (pronounced “gigagas per second”), ~40x of where we are today. Base needs to scale at least this much to support 1 billion users transacting onchain while ensuring transaction fees stay sub-cent."

https://blog.base.dev/scaling-base-in-2025

@macbudkowski explores the concept of memeplexes — clusters of ideas that frequently appear together, even if they aren’t logically connected, and that sometimes lead to ideological conformity and the erosion of critical thinking.

"The goal here isn’t to eliminate tribal thinking entirely – that’s probably impossible. Rather, it’s about identifying the memeplexes you follow and putting yourself in a place where you will naturally see many different ideas."

@macbudkowski explores the concept of memeplexes — clusters of ideas that frequently appear together, even if they aren’t logically connected, and that sometimes lead to ideological conformity and the erosion of critical thinking.

"The goal here isn’t to eliminate tribal thinking entirely – that’s probably impossible. Rather, it’s about identifying the memeplexes you follow and putting yourself in a place where you will naturally see many different ideas."

https://kanfa.macbudkowski.com/escaping-the-memeplex

@pichi explores how crypto social legos on Farcaster are transforming online engagement by allowing everyday users — not just influencers — to earn money for their content.

"Today, average people are getting paid to post on Farcaster."

@pichi explores how crypto social legos on Farcaster are transforming online engagement by allowing everyday users — not just influencers — to earn money for their content.

"Today, average people are getting paid to post on Farcaster."

https://paragraph.xyz/@pichi/post-to-earn-the-new-farcaster-meta-of-2026

@dish reflects on his journey leading up to Clanker, the explosive growth after launch, and all the failures and lessons learned along the way.

"We were building the ladder as we climbed it."

@dish reflects on his journey leading up to Clanker, the explosive growth after launch, and all the failures and lessons learned along the way.

"We were building the ladder as we climbed it."

https://paragraph.xyz/@dish/post-clank-clarity

@ramon explores Ethereum’s ongoing identity crisis, contrasting two competing visions — one viewing Ethereum as a machine driven by financial success and token speculation, the other as a garden fostering open innovation and decentralized growth.

https://paragraph.xyz/@rm/the-garden-and-the-machine