Gaslighting, Trust, and Slow Innovation
May 31, 2023
In a world of rapid development of all kinds of technology, our innovation of trust is still crude. Trust is the foundation for almost
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In a world of rapid development of all kinds of technology, our innovation of trust is still crude. Trust is the foundation for almost
Lately, I have gotten more comfortable with calling myself a ‘white supremacist patriarch.’ I do this as a way to make myself comfortable with
Three months ago an app I made received a buyout offer for 10% equity in the company making the purchase. The deal would require
Today, I cemented the learning that there is no such thing as good and evil. The concept is a lie we tell ourselves to
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I recently found through MarketWatch (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/adobes-20-billion-figma-merger-reportedly-facing-doj-scrutiny-2022-11-03) that you are investigating the Adobe acquisition of Figma. I am glad to hear this
A quick & dirty guide to understanding Bitcoin
In the last year, I’ve been doing a deep dive into understanding crypto as part
First off, I am not terribly familiar with medical terminology, nor am I a doctor or anywhere close to the field of medicine. This
I continue to be fascinated by brands whose business model relies entirely on their… brand— branding!
In this casual rabbit hole, I was
In this post, I will be explaining WTF NFTs are. As with many hot-topic subjects, my writing will be highly opinionated (and possibly outdated
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Cryptography and A No-Trust Society
Today, I learned about Zero-Knowledge Proof. This is part of my
If you’ve seen any recent photos of me, you’d probably say to yourself, “Look at this friggin’ hipster 🙄”
Which, you know, fair.
Are you serving a niche, or are you creating one? Either way, the creative is at risk. This post is an attempt to assess, strategize, and sometimes accept the high risk of failure as a creative.
This article will hopefully open your mind to the possibility that every single day you are exposed to a torrent of media assaulting your
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Secondly, I will only enable your masochism to a certain extent. As such, I will send updates that I am completely convinced will be valuable to you. I respect your time by respecting my time. I don’t send frivolous bullshit.
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Sorry, sorry! I just thought since you've been on this site for longer than average, you might hear me out?
Why do you do this to me, Ian...
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Also, I don't do anything shady or aggressive with your email address. I'll only send you the good stuff and won't share your email with any person/provider that isn't working for me to serve you better.
'Serve me better.' What deliciously vague jargon. Is this where you pretend to be me and you make me respond with a contrived form of consent because you're bold enough to assume this cute little chat interface gimmick is enough to actually get me to sign up?
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...alright, well, I'll leave it up to you.
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