I would build a writing, podcasting and video community where Creators could monetize with NFT integration, with major partnerships from brands that will integrate NFTs into their business like Walmart, Starbucks and so forth. These creators would own at least 95% of the theirrev
— Michael Kevin Spencer (@MichaelKevinSp2) May 5, 2022
This is me and I chose to build first on Ethereum.
It seems like the best way to cut my teeth and learn how things should work. Plus, starting with Ethereum means I can, in principle, expand to other EVM compatible chains. Longer term, I'd like to launch on Solana too 🙏
If I had no idea, in #Ethereum, because it is popular. If I did the right research, on #Cardano. It has PoS, low gas fees and the same security as BTC. And an amazing community of course 😉#Web3
#tezos is the easy answer. Low enough fees to actually deploy to main net, lowest programming learning curve with being able to use Python on @SmartPy_io. And the ability to get involved with governance and vote on proposals
- Original fixed, Bitcoin protocol - Actualy scales on-chain - Largest mined blocks - Most energy efficient PoW chain - Highest PoW transaction throughput - NFTs can actually be stored on-chain (e.g @rarecandyio) - Been 51% attacked, yet survived all
I wrote an article on @viamirror detailing my journey as an artist in Web3. This is just the beginning. You can give it a read here: https://t.co/QUyYBLJxdw
Life’s a Trip: My Journey As a Web3 Artist Thus Far With the introduction of COVID-19 the shows I was scheduled to play began to get canceled one by one, and I slowly watched everything I’d built in the last half decade deteriorate before my eyes. ........ My newly found free time led me to freelance songwriting and my interest in cryptocurrency. I poured all of my energy into researching everything I could about the space. ........ After 1000’s of hours of reading white papers, watching youtube content, and exploring discord servers, my interests started trending towards NFTs. ....... I’d heard of NFTs beforehand, but after the February / March wave of 2021 I was completely sold on the fact that many things can, and probably will be tokenized in the future. ....... As a musician, my only question was where in the world is the music? ........ Before I released a single piece of music on-chain I spent 5 months
chatting with strangers on twitter
who I had grown to be big fans of. ........... and I started participating in many conversations via twitter spaces. ........ Public speaking has never been my forte, but talking about the things I am truly passionate about has really helped me develop that skill in the last year. ........ The music sold out in under 30 seconds
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 5, 2022
आजकाल मानिसहरूसँग सामाजिक कार्यक्रममा भेट हुँदैछ अरू कुरा भन्दा सामाजिक सञ्जाल पोस्ट बारे बढी कुरा हुन्छ!
के यो माया हो?
— Madhu Raman Acharya (@MadhuRamanACH) May 5, 2022
The Countdown Memorandum Doubling down on the future of American industry ........ in the fourteen years since California launched its high-speed rail initiative to connect San Francisco and Los Angeles, less than 120 miles have even begun construction ........ In roughly the same amount of time, China has constructed close to 25,000 miles of high-speed rail, spanning quite literally its entire country. ....... China appears to be rapidly developing its hypersonic arsenal and is the largest outbound investor in alternative energy technologies. ........ The past century of prosperity cannot be extrapolated to the next one, and it is certainly not a given. Despite a repressive and authoritarian political system, the Chinese citizenry has experienced more than three times more economic growth over the past three decades than any other citizenry in the world and have proven to be quite capable of the type of dramatic change conducive to technological progress. ........ America is still the most innovative country in the world, with technological progress highly valued by both the private and public sector. By many metrics and surveys, America is also still by far the most desirable country for immigrants. .......
Then give me some. Ask: 100K. Projected return 100M in 10 years. Details: https://t.co/ADxzpQtmHl
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 3, 2022
Try me.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 3, 2022
I will never understand people who would rather work in a coffee shop than at home
— Samuel Spitz 🧣 gently.com (@samuel_spitz) May 3, 2022
Ultimately, the downfall of the Freemasons was giving away their stonecutting services for nothing
FB approached us again early 2014 with an offer that made it look like a partnership:
• Full support for end-to-end encryption • No ads (ever) • Complete independence on product decisions • Board seat for Jan Koum • Our own office in Mountain View • Etc.
Until eventually, in 2018, right as details of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal came out, Brian Acton sent a tweet that sent shockwaves through the social media stratosphere.https://t.co/8jRJUrdB7j
In order for the Tech ecosystem to evolve, we need to talk about how perverse business models cause well-intentioned products, services, and ideas to go wrong.
About The first real relationship network. ..... A completely new category. A simple, safe, and private place to connect and share what matters in your life, with the people who matter to you. In complete privacy.
HalloApp is a private ad-free social network from two early WhatsApp employees The app bills itself as the “first real relationship network” .... There are many parallels between HalloApp and WhatsApp: the app is designed for group or individual chats with close friends and family, the only way you can find people is by knowing their phone number, the messages are encrypted, and there are no ads...... Arora was WhatsApp’s chief business officer until 2018 and a key figure in negotiating the Facebook deal. And Donohue was WhatsApp’s engineering director for nearly nine years before he left Facebook in 2019. ...... the antidote to traditional, engagement-driven social media, or “the 21st century cigarette.” ...... Acton, who now funds the encrypted messaging app Signal, famously tweeted “#deletefacebook” during the height of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The First Real-Relationship Network Real conversations happen in private........ As it turns out, treating people and relationships as “media” has massive ramifications. It has turned social media into digital malls. ........ Where you hoped to find your friends, instead you found ads, bots, likes, filters, influencers, followers, misinformation, and more. Where you hoped to have meaningful conversations, instead you found yourself falling down the rabbit hole of blinking red notifications and an algorithmic feed of meaningless content. Where you hoped for a safe space to keep in touch with your siblings, family members, neighbors, and friends from college, you found content from people you’ve never met before—the whole thing feeling invasive, even creepy. ......... To have private conversations with the people closest to you, your only option has been through 1:1 direct messaging platforms. In most cases, these direct messages lived on social media networks that were still “listening.” Mention cameras or going fishing and suddenly the ads in your feed would change. And while you chat back and forth, other sections of your screen light up and flicker like lottery machines, tempting you to click back into ad land and scroll just a few more times. In a best-case scenario, the platform might be a stand-alone messaging app, but would be owned by a larger social network using it to mine user data. ...... Social media, as it stands today, makes sharing real moments with real friends impossible. ...... No ads. No bots. No likes. No trolls. No followers. No algorithms. No influencers. No photo filters. No “feed fatigue.” No misinformation spreading like wildfire.
To learn more about the evolution of weaponized social algorithms, and how HalloApp is giving the power back to users who don’t want to feel manipulated by never-ending feeds, read here:https://t.co/HHGMkoXCgK
