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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
I'm really proud that ethereum does not have any culture of trying to prevent people from speaking their minds, even when they have very negative feelings toward major things in the protocol or ecosystem. Some wave the ideal of "open discourse" as a flag, some take it seriously.
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@rkbaggs
This is true. I’ve written and spoken a lot on the tribal nature of crypto/web3, but it’s rarely Ethereum folk.
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Micah Nathan
@micahnathan
Post some links to your writing, please. I’m curious!
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Robert Baggs 🎙️
@rkbaggs
I’ve got a portfolio that hasn’t been updated in about 18 months but it has a bit of a selection: https://linktr.ee/rkbcrypto
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Micah Nathan
@micahnathan
Good stuff in there. Love the appearance of “thought-terminating cliches” and believe it’s redundant because all cliches terminate thought. We also call a cliche “received wisdom” implying passivity. Hard to strike that balance between feeling part of something and being a dickish gatekeeper. 😜
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@rkbaggs
Absolutely, I avoid cliches likes the plague. 😉 Do you write on web3 at all? Would like to have a gander at your stuff. Where do you want to send my eyes?
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Micah Nathan
@micahnathan
I’m a writer by temperament and trade, been at it a long time. Essays for Vanity Fair, The Paris Review, etc.. I wrote a couple of bestselling novels, did some short fiction, a failed graphic novel, and so on.
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@rkbaggs
Incredible. Any writer who doesn’t starve to death deserves credit — it’s tough out there. I’ve always seen Vanity Fair as the pinnacle for essayists too.
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Micah Nathan
@micahnathan
Christopher Hitchens suggested I pitch VF, I was too nervous at the time. By the time I stopped giving a shit about rejections, he was gone. Alas! My editor there was terrific. Then she moved on, and so did I. 😉
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@rkbaggs
Hitchens is something of a hero of mine and the reason behind several major life decisions, albeit unbeknownst to him! I’m going to read some of your essays tomorrow. The fewer shits given the better!
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Micah Nathan
@micahnathan
They are not Hitch-like. I’m a pop culture guy. We did agree on Marilyn, and his take(s) on Warhol deserved center stage. Since I’m name-dropping, I was thrilled to learn from Harold Bloom that we shared admiration for Hitch’s writing, which elevated my opinion of both men.
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