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We have quite the round-up of great writing this week — check them out below!

And as always, please let us know what we missed!

@naomiii writes about the disorienting yet oddly human experience of visiting a shopping mall, weaving together personal memories, critiques of consumer culture, and the quiet beauty of fleeting interactions in a world increasingly shaped by isolation and digital life.

"Somewhere, I read that even such small interactions with strangers go a long way in making us feel less alone in the world — a part of something else."

Writer | Book lover | Hobby Classical Guitarist | Marketing /subsquid | /classical music nerd and /postcards lady

@naomiii writes about the disorienting yet oddly human experience of visiting a shopping mall, weaving together personal memories, critiques of consumer culture, and the quiet beauty of fleeting interactions in a world increasingly shaped by isolation and digital life.

"Somewhere, I read that even such small interactions with strangers go a long way in making us feel less alone in the world — a part of something else."

https://paragraph.xyz/@cryptonao/mall

@nickgrossman.eth shares his conversation with @fredwilson.eth and Brad Burnham, highlighting their curiosity-driven approach to investing and the evolution of Union Square Ventures through shared values, slow hunches, and a willingness to embrace the new and unexpected.

"What strikes me most about Fred and Brad is their endless curiosity."

Partner @USV. Student of cities and the internet. https://nickgrossman.xyz

@blockchainbrett explains how the crypto media ecosystem is shifting from scarce, exclusive tokens to more accessible, low-friction models like open editions and coins to grow collector bases and deepen creator-audience relationships.

"The relationships that are forming onchain are already more substantive than anything we have in today’s platforms, and they will continue to be surfaced and extended upon."

@blockchainbrett explains how the crypto media ecosystem is shifting from scarce, exclusive tokens to more accessible, low-friction models like open editions and coins to grow collector bases and deepen creator-audience relationships.

"The relationships that are forming onchain are already more substantive than anything we have in today’s platforms, and they will continue to be surfaced and extended upon."

https://paragraph.xyz/@consumercrypto/the-collector-funnel

@stc explores how quantum computing — specifically quantum randomness, entanglement, and noise — can be harnessed for generative art, blurring the boundaries between technology, philosophy, and perception.

"Both the I Ching and quantum mechanics embrace true randomness and the observer’s role, suggesting that meaning and conventional reality takes form only through subjective interactions with an unfixed, probabilistic universe."

https://paragraph.xyz/@stc/quantum-symmetries

@macbudkowski explores the ideological foundations of Ethereum and encourages the community to evolve toward greater usability and broader relevance without losing its core values.

"So this is why I think we are here. Because we believe in something, and despite 10 years of people ignoring, laughing, and fighting Ethereum, the mission stayed the same."

https://kanfa.macbudkowski.com/building-castles-without-kings

@mariapaula reflects on the inclusive potential of blockchain technology, arguing that despite recent missteps in the space, blockchains should remain audience-agnostic and empower everyone — regardless of identity or background — to explore, build, and reinvent themselves.

"Technology should be agnostic and serve as many people as possible."

@mariapaula reflects on the inclusive potential of blockchain technology, arguing that despite recent missteps in the space, blockchains should remain audience-agnostic and empower everyone — regardless of identity or background — to explore, build, and reinvent themselves.

"Technology should be agnostic and serve as many people as possible."

https://paragraph.xyz/@touchgrass/non-state-state-machines

@nickgrossman.eth shares his conversation with @fredwilson.eth and Brad Burnham, highlighting their curiosity-driven approach to investing and the evolution of Union Square Ventures through shared values, slow hunches, and a willingness to embrace the new and unexpected.

"What strikes me most about Fred and Brad is their endless curiosity."

https://nickgrossman.xyz/the-slow-hunch-podcast-episode-8-with-fred-wilson-and-brad-burnham