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Back with a fresh edition of our weekly digest where we hand-pick some of our favorite posts over the past month-ish.

First up, @jackson dives into the topic of "taste" in a world of overwhelming abundance of choices in consumption and creation. 

Jackson emphasizes that true taste arises from prolonged attention, skill, and personal expression, suggesting that slowing down and immersing yourself deeply into your interests leads to richer experiences and better quality in both consumption and creation.

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First up, @jackson dives into the topic of "taste" in a world of overwhelming abundance of choices in consumption and creation. 

Jackson emphasizes that true taste arises from prolonged attention, skill, and personal expression, suggesting that slowing down and immersing yourself deeply into your interests leads to richer experiences and better quality in both consumption and creation.

https://paragraph.xyz/@jd/taste-time-attention

Next, the @variant team — @jesse @li @alanadlevin @derekmw23 @gham1lt0n — take stock of what the rest of 2024 will hold and what we might see heading into 2025, highlighting the trends and ideas that will shape the next wave of crypto development.

investing & writing about consumer tech since 2016. FID #30. hosting /web2web3 

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Investing in an internet that turns users into owners

@patwater reviews The Dawn of Everything, using it as a canvas to explore the potential to pioneer new modes of living, working, and playing with the third wave of the web.

"Graeber and Wengrow show over and over again how many aspects of human societies weren’t structurally determined but instead reflected conscious choices of the participants.

The book shows how today, like every day before and every day thereafter, we as humans have that same choice, if we have courage to look upon the world with wonder once again and see the dawn with new eyes."

@patwater reviews The Dawn of Everything, using it as a canvas to explore the potential to pioneer new modes of living, working, and playing with the third wave of the web.

"Graeber and Wengrow show over and over again how many aspects of human societies weren’t structurally determined but instead reflected conscious choices of the participants.

The book shows how today, like every day before and every day thereafter, we as humans have that same choice, if we have courage to look upon the world with wonder once again and see the dawn with new eyes."

https://pioneeringspirit.xyz/rewilding-civilization-david-graebers-radical-vision-in-the-dawn-of-everything

@samanthamarin outlines tips & tactics for overcoming the daunting challenge of growing a brand on social media from scratch. 

She uses the new platform Untitled and other apps to walk through ratio-ing, leveraging founder accounts, adopting a spicy brand voice, and various other tactics aimed at growing an audience on social platforms.

@samanthamarin outlines tips & tactics for overcoming the daunting challenge of growing a brand on social media from scratch. 

She uses the new platform Untitled and other apps to walk through ratio-ing, leveraging founder accounts, adopting a spicy brand voice, and various other tactics aimed at growing an audience on social platforms.

https://paragraph.xyz/@testnet/untitled

@brg is back to explore how the future of entertainment will shift from the passive consumption model of traditional Hollywood toward formats that enable fan participation. 

He points out that fan-created media and ownership through technologies like NFTs can create dynamic, engaging story universes that retain loyal audiences and continually generate new IP.

@brg is back to explore how the future of entertainment will shift from the passive consumption model of traditional Hollywood toward formats that enable fan participation. 

He points out that fan-created media and ownership through technologies like NFTs can create dynamic, engaging story universes that retain loyal audiences and continually generate new IP.

https://paragraph.xyz/@in-transit/distant-mountains

@blockchainbrett & @jg provide a data-driven update on leading consumer crypto protocols and apps through the end of July 2024. They highlight increased adoption and continued growth across various consumer crypto apps despite a market pullback from Q1 highs.

@blockchainbrett & @jg provide a data-driven update on leading consumer crypto protocols and apps through the end of July 2024. They highlight increased adoption and continued growth across various consumer crypto apps despite a market pullback from Q1 highs.

https://paragraph.xyz/@consumercrypto/consumer-crypto-q2-24

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Next, the @variant team — @jesse @li @alanadlevin @derekmw23 @gham1lt0n — take stock of what the rest of 2024 will hold and what we might see heading into 2025, highlighting the trends and ideas that will shape the next wave of crypto development.

https://blog.variant.fund/things-excited-about-crypto