If you believe we will have AGI (or something close to it), you have to believe crypto will survive. Because crypto is the only financial system that will treat AI as a first class citizen. AI that exists to perpetuate itself will be able to spin up its own crypto.
Big Idea For 2023: Fully On-Chain Games / Autonomous Worlds https://a16zcrypto.com/big-ideas-2023/
Posted same thing on Farcaster and on the bird app-- more engagement and far better response here, despite my having 0.8% the # of followers here :)
Interestingly, status games in the animal kingdom emerged out of scarce environments (which chicken eats first in the pecking order, which lion gets to mate w the lioness), but totally agree that it's now flipped. Status "goods" are a nice distinction
Listened to @patrick-oshag's pod ep w Tyler Cowen this morn. All day I've been thinking abt his claim that status games are rarely the games that matter. Is there a category of ppl for whom status games are a net good (for society, goals, fulfillment)? What characterizes them?
What is the best way to cast a thread on here? Should I just comment sequentially?
happy bday brenner!!! sadly was out of town for your party but hope you had the very best time