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2. Distributing ownership and influence outside an organization
Friends with Benefits (FWB) • After Crypto
FROM CYPHERPUNKS TO WEB3:
Friends with Benefits (FWB) • A Political History of DAOs
1. The decline of platform lock-in: The blessing (for the company) and curse (for the customer) of most Web2 businesses is lock-in — your most important data stays on the platform where you created it.
Friends with Benefits (FWB) • After Crypto
In 2008, a group of developers released a whitepaper on the Cryptographers Mailing List.
Friends with Benefits (FWB) • A Political History of DAOs
“Friendship isn’t constantly put at risk by sexual practices, by how much danger there is in the mixture of lofty emotions and the pressure of bodies to give and be given pleasure.
It’s true that today, from what I can see, sexual friendship is increasingly widespread (in Italian, I’ve sometimes heard the lighthearted neologism trombamico, or “frien
Crypto, as we define it today, may end up being the first exploration of a larger structure of public blockchains underlying shared infrastructure, post-platform experiences, and a more collectively owned and governed digital universe than we have today.
Friends with Benefits (FWB) • After Crypto
After 18 months of learning and filtering with that lens, there were three changes made possible by blockchains that I couldn’t unsee:
Friends with Benefits (FWB) • After Crypto
In contrast, Web3 data, for the most part, is platform-agnostic. Most actions taken on Web3-native tools result in some token or recognition appearing in your digital wallet — a secure folder that’s permanently yours and interoperable with other sites and platforms.