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Many college microeconomics courses include the following exercise. The teacher offers the students an imaginary trip to Hawaii, and asks…
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I wrote a book: Read Write Own

I wrote a book: Read Write Own I believe blockchains and the software movement around them – typically called crypto or web3 – provide the…

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NFTs and A Thousand True Fans

In his classic 2008 essay “1000 True Fans,” Kevin Kelly predicted that the internet would transform the economics of creative activities: To…

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New technologies enable activities that fall into one of two categories: 1) doing things you could already do but can now do better because…

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Computers that can make commitments

Blockchains are computers that can make commitments. Traditional computers are ultimately controlled by people, either directly in the case…

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Inside-out vs. outside-in: the adoption of new technologies

There are broadly two adoption paths for new computing technologies: inside-out and outside-in. Inside-out technologies are pioneered by…

over a year ago 43 votes

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