Alex Wittenberg

Consider, by way of example, something as prosaic as an encounter with another person. Such an encounter will be resonant only when we offer ourselves to the encounter in such a way that we can be affected or moved by the other person and when we, in turn, can respond in kind to this call. As Illich might say, it is a willingness to be surprised by... See more

I find myself wondering if there is a threshold of artificiality beyond which human artifice becomes counterproductive and destructive. I’m not thinking principally of particular technologies, which might be turned toward destructive ends. I’m thinking, rather, of an aggregate degree of artificiality distancing us from the non-human world to such a... See more

The common thread is: identity systems create the ability to reliably associate information with a unique identifier. An identity system is more reliable, and therefore useful, the more it is:Dependable: available, fault-tolerant, tamper-resistantFlexible: can handle more types of informationAccessible: can be used across more contexts, unifying ra... See more

How can protocols diversify their treasuries?The simplest method to diversify is to sell some of the protocol's tokens to buy other assets (e.g. ETH, DAI, etc.). Treasuries can’t be diversified overnight. But plans can be made to reach a steady-state allocation over several years.

Take education. What a hoax. As a child, you are sent to nursery school. In nursery school, they say you are getting ready to go on to kindergarten. And then first grade is coming up and second grade and third grade … In high school, they tell you you’re getting ready for college. And in college you’re getting ready to go out into the business... See more

Stablecoin payments are necessary for cost of living, taxes

Yeah but You Have to Commit to Things!

Now, this isn’t necessarily a problem created by the technology. It’s created by terrible business models. You could certainly improve the lives of truck drivers with some simple policy changes. For starters, you could pay them by the hour, instead of by the mile. That wouldn’t fix everything, but it’d help reduce the most pernicious dynamics prope... See more