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Another Wednesday, another Weekly Digest, where we spotlight a few great pieces of writing over the past month or so.

First up is @stc and his fascinating explorations into the concepts and methods behind his algorithmic plotter graphics series “Procedural Drawings”.

coding, algorithmic art, workshops 
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Another Wednesday, another Weekly Digest, where we spotlight a few great pieces of writing over the past month or so.

First up is @stc and his fascinating explorations into the concepts and methods behind his algorithmic plotter graphics series “Procedural Drawings”.

https://paragraph.xyz/@stc/time-shifting

Next, @rtfkt dives into the lifecycle of online communities — Inception, Establishment, Maturity, and Mitosis or Revival — and highlights the importance of communication and value to prevent community stagnation and fragmentation.

@zoz.eth writes about how decentralized social graphs are evolving into dynamic ecosystems, but the primary challenge is achieving a self-sustaining growth cycle. Success in this domain will come from focusing on high-quality, engaging content rather than superficial feature tweaks, ensuring the amplification of ideas that attract and retain thoughtful users.

@zoz.eth writes about how decentralized social graphs are evolving into dynamic ecosystems, but the primary challenge is achieving a self-sustaining growth cycle. Success in this domain will come from focusing on high-quality, engaging content rather than superficial feature tweaks, ensuring the amplification of ideas that attract and retain thoughtful users.

https://paragraph.xyz/@0xzoz/the-infinite-client-1

@ispeaknerd.eth discusses strategies for securing onchain and social identities in the web3 landscape using Ethereum Name Service (ENS) and Farcaster, emphasizing the importance of managing multiple wallets for different activities to safeguard one’s reputation and digital assets.

@ispeaknerd.eth discusses strategies for securing onchain and social identities in the web3 landscape using Ethereum Name Service (ENS) and Farcaster, emphasizing the importance of managing multiple wallets for different activities to safeguard one’s reputation and digital assets.

https://paragraph.xyz/@ispeaknerd.eth/passport-control-for-onchain-and-social-identities

@0xantidote.eth explores the history of social media and lessons learned along the way, as well as the potential and challenges faced by newer decentralized platforms. 

"What I do believe is that for the foreseeable future, we won't see any new platform paradigms emerge because we are stuck with mobile phones as a computational platform. Instead, innovation will come from social-native apps, which use these platforms as a means of distribution."

@0xantidote.eth explores the history of social media and lessons learned along the way, as well as the potential and challenges faced by newer decentralized platforms. 

"What I do believe is that for the foreseeable future, we won't see any new platform paradigms emerge because we are stuck with mobile phones as a computational platform. Instead, innovation will come from social-native apps, which use these platforms as a means of distribution."

https://paragraph.xyz/@antidote/next-gen-social-apps

@maretus.eth explains how to provide liquidity on a decentralized exchange like Uniswap, detailing the basics of liquidity pools, how trades work on a DEX, and the risks involved.

@maretus explains how to provide liquidity on a decentralized exchange like Uniswap, detailing the basics of liquidity pools, how trades work on a DEX, and the risks involved.

https://paragraph.xyz/@maretus.eth/lesson-on-liquidity

That's it for this week — what did you think of the recs? What did we miss?

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Next, @rtfkt dives into the lifecycle of online communities — Inception, Establishment, Maturity, and Mitosis or Revival — and highlights the importance of communication and value to prevent community stagnation and fragmentation.

https://paragraph.xyz/@kalen/the-pulse-of-online-communities-navigating-the-lifecycle