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I'd rather we tokenize content people already want than design an incentive system to create new content that people don't want. It's like the tail wagging the dog.

The incentive system already exists - we have patronage, marketplaces, concerts etc.  The real issue is connectivity and bandwidth across all participants.

> when everything becomes a token, nothing has value

Pre-internet generating public content was hard / expensive. And thus we had a finite supply.

The median internet post is worthless. There is an infinite supply of them. Some posts are valuable, though. And in aggregate, all internet posts are far more valuable than pre-internet content. The valuable companies surface and distribute the most valuable posts through feeds, i.e. concentrating attention.

The issue has been until recently, tokens were relatively hard to create, so there was a limited supply. 

As that's gotten 10x easier (and will continue to get easier), we haven't really adapted both the tools and norms around it.

At the limit, there will be an infinite supply of tokens. Most will be worthless. And some will be valuable.

Right, but there’s a fundamental difference between content and markets that is going unacknowledged 

Adding a coin to content is basically attaching a market to it. And we do not need infinite micro markets to tell us that the median internet post is worthless 

There seems to be a disconnect between theory and perception here. Pushing financilization of everything turns people off and pushes people away, especially artists and creators 

Just because there will be infinite tokens doesn’t mean we should be actively working towards that. In the early days it’s crucial to focus on high quality content, not spamming worthless tokens

It doesn't need to be measured. Either you like it or you don't

Data

What's a good data source for historical lending pool interest rates?

data @ op labs /optimism | go /gators 🐊  | casts are my own

Interesting problem. The added value from sabermetrics are the adjustments for luck (BABIP, "fielding-independent") and comparison against some benchmark ("Replacement Level"). So I would define what to adjust for (protocol-dependency on foundation insiders) first then compute some -above-replacement metric (Volume / Revenue Above Replacement Level)?

gm nyc, soliciting advice on a move to NYC this summer motivated by better networking opps in the crypto industry.
Questions:
1. Given I work mostly remote, is it worth the premium to live in NYC vs Jersey?
2. Which areas have the highest density of builders? Looking at Bushwick/BK. Manhattan is out of my price rsnge.

metal

techno degen 💣 
https://linktr.ee/christiancambas

masque of the red death is goated
can't wait to see them in Houston next weekend

My top 20 albums of 2024
R8 and H8 /metal

onthebrink

great bit. is it me or did gary gensler get undrafted?

https://frame.weponder.io/api/polls/24020

Base

@base builder #001; onchain cities w/ OAK & city3

Thank you for making the Philippines more based
I hope you added some buffer time in Manila, the worst airport in the world (and explore the beaches)

History, tech stuff, SEO/marketing, shitposting, etc. etc.

https://www.theblock.co/indices/other/284149/gmci-meme-gmmeme

Whoever wins the election can strongly influence the macro conditions using policy. Can't decouple the two for the sake of argument

Nouns

Skateboard Artist and project plate spinner.

Visualize, Materialize!

What resources best articulate what makes a good data visualization?

I'm with Matt on listening to podcasts. I don't understand the appeal of summarizing podcasts with AI. A good podcast is something to savor like a a conversation with friends or any other form of creative medium

Victor

@victoreram