psychology of new societies. network states, identity, pseudonymity.
Joined March 2021
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In @DarioAmodei's most recent post on AI policy, presciently posted before today's takedown of Fable 5 by the US government, there's a paragraph where Dario lays out a proposition for member-based coalitions that negotiate among sovereign states, aka network states, as the counterforce to AI over-regulation and centralization risk.
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ParallelCitizen.xyz @ 4Seas Chiang Mai retweeted
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I'm reminded of @AnalogueUSB's conception of "votes," and how Canada's range of options in electoral politics, consumer economics, and other domains is surprisingly constrained.
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I would be shocked if smaller countries weren't buying bitcoin right now. Fiat inflation is affecting ascending and descending worlds alike
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the alternatives are their own inflating currency, chinese yuan, petrodollar, gold, some combination of above
all worse options than deeply liquid and immutable, btc
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interest > hobby > obsession > addiction
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"The human coordination layer around blockchain protocols is equally as important as the code its built upon. This is the case for Bitcoin, Zcash, and any other blockchain project in existence."
๐ฏ $ZEC
Security forks in protocols happen. Bitcoin also had an early inflation bug that Satoshi had to patch.
Zcash is a decade into its growth and Orchard is its most modern and adopted shielded pool.
This hurts the "unstoppable, private money" thesis because the core Zcash community was able to proactively coordinate the fork and indeed alter the protocol, but is also a necessary evil since a future confirmed exploit of this protocol could have created unbacked claims inside Orchard, risking insolvency or a bank-run-style exit dynamic.
The human coordination layer around blockchain protocols is equally as important as the code its built upon. This is the case for Bitcoin, Zcash, and any other blockchain project in existence.
Onwards.
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Security forks in protocols happen. Bitcoin also had an early inflation bug that Satoshi had to patch.
Zcash is a decade into its growth and Orchard is its most modern and adopted shielded pool.
This hurts the "unstoppable, private money" thesis because the core Zcash community was able to proactively coordinate the fork and indeed alter the protocol, but is also a necessary evil since a future confirmed exploit of this protocol could have created unbacked claims inside Orchard, risking insolvency or a bank-run-style exit dynamic.
The human coordination layer around blockchain protocols is equally as important as the code its built upon. This is the case for Bitcoin, Zcash, and any other blockchain project in existence.
Onwards.
Jun 3
Given the time available and the number of parties involved (the devs at @zodl_app and @ZcashFoundation, miners, exchanges, others), this was the most ambitious network upgrade in Zcash's history.
I'm especially grateful to my team, including @feministPLT, @nuttycom, @str4d, @thecodebuffet, @NealJayu, and @peacemongerZ. Little sleep for days. Focused on execution. Collaborating. No compromises. All in. Built to win.
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RT @sciohn_fhanne: Exit vs. Transformation: an exchange between myself and Parallel Citizen (@AnalogueUSB) on Canada's prospects, civilizatโฆ
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A discussion with Sciohn Fhanne @sciohn_fhanne about the future of Canada, why I left, and a possible future for governance, organization, and societies.
open.substack.com/pub/sciohnโฆ
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My most recent article may be up your alley, @freecitiesfound @VitalikButerin @farcaster_xyz @lesswrong @Zuzalu_city @StartupArchive_ @FundingCommons
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i'll be here in August, DM if you're interested or attending :)
May 30
๐ฒ Live. Work. Connect. In Myoko, Japan
Spend August 2026 in a modern coliving village surrounded by mountains, onsens, forest run groups, coworking, yoga, a great gym, and weekends paddling on Nojiri Lake.
โก Fast Wi-Fi
โจ๏ธ Modern ryokan onsen vibes
๐ Forest run groups
๐ถ Paddle on Lake Nojiri
๐ Just 2.5 hrs from Tokyo by shinkansen
Already 80% filled. Join an ambitious global community for a month of focus, adventure, and real connection.
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Network School @ns has been incredible this past month - a newfound intellectual home.
Next stop: @4seasDeSoc in Chiang Mai for June-July :) thrilled to announce I was awarded the 4Seas Crypto Residency, and will use this time to edit my upcoming book.
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i'm at @ns and this is still true
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the white house really just released a bunch of ufo files and this is what we get
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on my network school arc @ns :)
Coming off the tail of Solana Network State and now with Ethereum Network State this month, it's going to be an incredibly productive and expansive month for learners and builders.
DM if you want to connect on site, or if you have any questions about applying to Network School ๐
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If you could book a therapist who would never know your real name and accepted Zcash/privacy coins, would you?
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growing up is realizing that agency requires agency
When I was younger I used to think that letting everyone smoke weed would make the world a better place. Instead it made everything smell, people stupid, and tons living in cannabis induced psychosis that donโt realize it.
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