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what's the bull and bear case for "n of 1" biomedical self experimentation a la brian johnson?

i see many comparing the crypto AI agent explosion to 2020 DeFi. i get why that is and i'd love for it to be true. but DeFi was anchored around some core "jobs to be done": swapping, lending, stables, crowdfunding. what is the analogous set of uses for agents?

Reddit Answers needs some work but overall is great and a no brainer for the company. I may finally get to abandon appending "site:reddit.com" to a large % of my searches.

Livestreaming + Shitcoining = Liveshitting

@alok how how u feeling about the next 2 weekends? tbh 3 considering Vandy beating Bama

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Founders

Fun fact: In 2020, I had a meeting with Origin Protocol and told them I had good contact with Alok, a famous Brazilian DJ, well-known worldwide. 30 minutes before, I had a call with the Alok team saying I had good contact with Origin Protocol. Those were my early days in Web3. Four years later, I am still here.

Always makes me think about this very boomer joke

Should consumer crypto be skeuomorphic?

No - because it’s a historical anti pattern for other tech platform shifts

Yes - because the innovation occurs in the biz model / monetization / incentives

Wdyt?

Onchain Gaming

the constraint of onchain games is so beautiful because you are forced to do more with less

https://x.com/jalil_eth/status/1829229786688041448

the constraint of onchain money is so beautiful because you are forced to do more with less money since it only goes down

Has anyone tried “Stake to Follow”? You have to stake to follow me. I have unilateral ability to slash you. If you’re worried you’ll be slashed, don’t follow me.

humans saw this and decided to build zkTLS

Alok once said if I was stuck on a desert island, the first thing I’d build is zkTLS.

He’s right about that

Alok once said if I was stuck on a desert island, the first thing I’d build is zkTLS.

He’s right about that

https://warpcast.com/avichalp/0x82c6884c

Idle thought: How will X's emphasis on a pure algo feed affect crypto?

Follower graph matters less compared to engagement signal. CT becomes more like TikTok crypto scene.

More micro echo chambers? Faster mimetic velocity but weaker durability?

Crypto mechanisms/incentives are new tools in the social engineer's toolkit -- but they are not enough alone

https://www.usv.com/writing/2008/09/why-the-flow-of-innovation-has-reversed/