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I'm going back on the academic lecture circuit in 2024 (often with skeptical audiences), so I'm currently fine-tuning my blockchain+web3 arguments/analogies/explanations. Feedback very welcome!!

Here's the talk intro I'm currently playing with (meant to motivate blockchains/web3 without ever resorting to cryptocurrencies/finance/etc.), something like 7-8min before I get into all the technical stuff (h/t @skominers and @cdixon.eth you'll see I stole some stuff from you)

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Professor, Columbia University.

For the concert tickets example maybe raise the challenge of selling your ticket if you can't go. It's become quite a mess because of lack of custody.

Love the last slide - need more examples to really make things concrete to folks. Uber:Lyft pretty basic idea on this front as well.

Depending on the demographic/audience composition, I really feel like discussing back office/clerical work could really resonate w/ non-believers. Maybe something about titles/deeds.